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raisin  ·  3167 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Shall we do another 'best opening lines of books' thread?

Hmm, that is interesting. I never really thought about Meursault as being kiddy and affectionate, he seems very "to the point", honest to the point of being brutal, and not a sort of person to really show his feelings.

But yes, a fantastic opening.





hyperflare  ·  3163 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The telegram wasn't written by Meursault, though.

raisin  ·  3163 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's right, but the first sentence was, and I'm assuming that ooli is referring to the very first sentence when he/she quotes the original opening in French.