The Plague (First American Edition)
by Camus, Albert; Gilbert, Stuart
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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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- Title
- The Plague (First American Edition)
- Author
- Camus, Albert; Gilbert, Stuart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
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- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1948
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