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Book Review of The Stranger

The Stranger
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This is the story of a quite ordinary man who is content with his quite ordinary life. When his employer asks if he would like a change and move to Paris to work in a new branch of the business he says it doesn't matter as he is quite content with his life as it is. But life has a way of throwing curves at people sometimes and this little man finds himself quite unexpectedly committing a murder. He is, of course, arrested, convicted and sentenced to death. The story began with this little man attending the funeral of his mother. Like his mother, he thinks, he is quite ready for the next stage - death. What an interesting and memorable little story!