The Plague

Albert Camus, Professor Tony Judt

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Penguin
20 October 2020

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Albert Camus's world-renowned fable of fear and courage

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.

By: Albert Camus
Introduction by: Professor Tony Judt
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 183mm, Width: 113mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9780241458877
ISBN 10: 0241458870
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 20 October 2020
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Albert Camus (1913-60) grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers. He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist. His most important works include The Outsider, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Plague and The Fall. After the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. He was killed in a road accident, and his last unfinished novel, The First Man, appeared posthumously.