Item details
Condition
Very Good
ISBN
Does not apply
Book Title
The Plague
Language
English
Topic
Classic Literature/Cultural History/Diseases/Literature/World History
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Genre
Drama/World literature & Classics/Fiction
Publication Year
2010
Original Language
French
Narrative Type
Fiction
Type
Novel
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Personalize
No
Intended Audience
Young Adults
Ex Libris
No
Inscribed
No
Personalized
No
Vintage
No
Signed
No
Era
1940s
Literary Movement
Modernism/Absurdism
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The Plague
Albert Camus
2010, Penguin Books
Paperback, 296 pages
Albert Camus's The Plague is a 1947 novel set in the Algerian city of Oran, a coastal city in French Algeria, which is cut off from the outside world when a bubonic plague outbreak leads to a city-wide quarantine.
The story follows various characters as they confront the epidemic, exploring themes of human resilience, solidarity, isolation, and the search for meaning in the face of suffering and death.
The novel is often read as an allegory for France's experience under Nazi occupation during World War II, highlighting the moral dilemmas and psychological effects of a crisis.
Pages in unread, unmarked condition. Very minor wear to cover and spine.