Albert Camus' exploration of human reactions to the absurd nature of the universe, and the arbitrary inevitability of death, "The Plague", is ...Show synopsisAlbert Camus' exploration of human reactions to the absurd nature of the universe, and the arbitrary inevitability of death, "The Plague", is translated by Robin Buss with an introduction by Tony Judt in "Penguin Classics". 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 or revenge, and a few, like the unheroic hero Dr Rieux, resist the terror. An immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, "The Plague" (La Peste) is in part an allegory of France's suffering under the Nazi occupation, a profound illustration of Camus' existentialist philosophy, and a story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence. Albert Camus (1913-1960) is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin. They include "The Fall", "The Outsider" and "The First Man". Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Camus is remembered as one of the few writers to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond that, his fame has been international. If you enjoyed "The Plague", you might like Franz Kafka's "The Trial", also available in "Penguin Modern Classics". "Enduring fiction has the power to grow into new kinds of timeliness...It has been eerie but exciting to read the impressive new translation - by Robin Buss - of Camus' "The Plague"...No more 'relevant' novel will be published, or re-published, this year". (Boyd Tonkin, "Independent"). "Magnificent...a wealth of fascinating characters". ("The Times").Hide synopsis
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Published under the unsuspecting censorship of the Nazi occupation of WW2 France, Camus "pulls off" an engrossing literary parallel of human behavior under the duress of a "plague". The entire account can also be compared to terrorism under the Nazi regime. Five main characters fill out the story: ...
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