It gradually becomes a omnipresent reality, obliterating all traces of the past and driving its victims to almost unearthly extremes of suffering, madness, and compassion. In Oran, a coastal town in North Africa, the plague begins as a series of portents, unheeded by the people. Albert Camus A gripping tale of human unrelieved horror, of survival and resilience, and of the ways in which humankind confronts death, The Plague is at once a masterfully crafted novel, eloquently understated and epic in scope, and a parable of ageless moral resonance, profoundly relevant to our times. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. The Fall might have been called “The Last Judgement” ‘Olivier Todd.Īlbert Camus One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. If you enjoyed The Fall, you might like Jean-Paul Sartre’s Nausea, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.’An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience’The New York Times’Camus is the accused, his own prosecutor and advocate. 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. They include The Fall, The Outsider and The First Man. But beyond depicting one man’s disillusionment, Camus’s novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities – for our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured Albert Camus (1913-60) is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin. The Fall (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. Over several drunken nights in an Amsterdam bar, he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. And Random House, Inc.Ī philosophical novel described by fellow existentialist Sartre as ‘perhaps the most beautiful and the least understood’ of his novels, Albert Camus’ The Fall is translated by Robin Buss in Penguin Modern Classics.Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Albert Camus THE STRANGER VINTAGE BOOKS are published by Alfred A. Albert Camus THE STRANGER THE Stranger By ALBERT CAMUS Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert VINTAGE BOOKS A Division of Random House NEW YORK 1.
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