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.
| ISBN: | 9780241458877 |
| Publication date: | 30th July 2020 |
| Author: | Albert Camus |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 360 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Metaphysical / philosophical fiction Narrative theme: Health and illness Narrative theme: Interior life Fiction in translation |
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.
The Plague features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Metaphysical / philosophical fiction, Narrative theme: Health and illness, Narrative theme: Interior life, Fiction in translation
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The Plague was written by Albert Camus and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Plague has 360 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.