THE PLAGUE
by Camus, Albert; Gilbert, Stuart (Translator)
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Good+ /Good
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Synopsis
A haunting tale of human resilience and hope in the face of unrelieved horror, Albert Camus’ iconic novel about an epidemic ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature. 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 timeless story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence.
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- Bookseller
- wmburgettbooks & collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045171
- Title
- THE PLAGUE
- Author
- Camus, Albert; Gilbert, Stuart (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 278
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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