Question

In a story by this author, a chauffeur and a sea wall engineer meet a sailor who intends to walk to church while dragging a large rock. At the end of a novella by this author, the protagonist opens his heart to the “benign indifference of the universe” for the first time and wishes for “howls of execration” (20[1])from a “crowd of spectators.” This author included his story “The Growing Stone” in his collection (*) Exile and the Kingdom. In a novella by this author, a diseased dog belonging to Salamano goes missing soon after the protagonist writes a letter to the girlfriend of Raymond Sintès (“sin-TEZ”). This author used the line “Mother died today” to open a novella in which an Arab man is shot by Meursault (“mur-SOH”). For 10 points, name this author of The Stranger. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Albert Camus (“ahl-BEAR kah-MOO”)
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