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The Meursault Investigation
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"The Meursault Investigation" Quotes

A retelling of Albert Camus's "The Stranger" from the perspective of the brother of the unnamed Arab killed by Meursault, exploring the impact of colonialism and the search for identity.

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For a man, there's nothing more demeaning than the act of lying.

Kamel Daoud

honestyintegrity

I like the idea that nothing really happens, that the world is a still place, and that, once you're dead, you stay dead.

Kamel Daoud

lifedeath

I've always preferred the idea of being alone. Not that I've always been alone. But I've always been lonely.

Kamel Daoud

lonelinesssolitude

I've always believed that a man who doesn't know how to read is no different from one who can't.

Kamel Daoud

educationignorance

The truth is that I don't believe in anything, and I don't know what to believe.

Kamel Daoud

beliefuncertainty

I've always felt that the best way to kill time is to live it, to fill each moment with meaning.

Kamel Daoud

timepurpose

I've never been afraid of death. I think it's more the idea of dying that bothers me.

Kamel Daoud

fearmortality

I've always had a strange relationship with the truth. I can't bear it, but I can't stand anyone who lies to me.

Kamel Daoud

truthdistrust

I've always found it strange that the dead are sometimes more alive than the living.

Kamel Daoud

lifedeath

I've always thought that the best part of being alive is the fact that it's short.

Kamel Daoud

lifemortality