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        The Stranger


        setting

        North Africa; Mediterranean

        time

        1940s

        language

        French

        region

        Western Europe

        year published

        1942

        page count

        123

        difficulty

        Advanced

        main characters

        Meursault, Raymond Sintès, Marie Cardona

        Rip's impressions

        Reserved for Guest Editor

        first line

        Mother died today. Or, maybe, yesterday; I can’t be sure. The telegram from the Home says: YOUR MOTHER PASSED AWAY. FUNERAL TOMORROW. DEEP SYMPATHY. Which leaves the matter doubtful; it could have been yesterday.

        last lines

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