The Plague
Paperback Published on: 30/07/2020
Price: £9.99
Synopsis
The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and a few, like Dr Rieux, resist the terror.
An immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, The Plague is in part an allegory of France's suffering under the Nazi occupation, and a story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241458877
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 182 x 114 x 20 mm
- Weight: 218g
- Languages: English
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And so my forays into the world of philosophy continue and while I probably missed so much in this book that others with a better grounding in such things ... READ MORE
Great story
Written not long after the end of the Second World War this is Albert Camus's attempt to describe what happened to the French under the German Nazi regime ... READ MORE
Timely
Frankly wish I had read this years ago. Dive in and wallow around as one of the truly great writers of the 20th Century demonstrates how many layers can be... READ MORE
Amazing novel from an amazing author.
One of my favourite books I’ve ever read. I wish I had read it earlier. Camus always has such a way of connecting to the reader.
A plague on our society
I first read this book in French at school, over forty years ago. It was recently selected as a book to read by my local book club so I read it again - in ... READ MORE
Incredible writing
This book is of the the type that keeps your reading hunger alive and greedy. Brilliant.