The Plague

Author: Albert Camus

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The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine, each responding in their own way to the lethal bacillus: 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, Camus's novel is in part an allegory for France's suffering under Nazi occupation, and also a story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence.

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The Plague: Popular Penguins

By Albert Camus

An immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, Camus's novel...

Published: 29/06/2009

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141045511

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The First Man

By Albert Camus

Translated by
David Hapgood

'A marvel: a piece of rescued life . . . A wonderful, stirring epitaph'
Observer

Published: 30/04/2002

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141185231

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Exile & the Kingdom

By Albert Camus

The stories of Exile and the Kingdom explore the dilemma of being an outsider – even in one's own country – and of allegiance. With intense power and lyricism, Camus evokes beautiful but harsh landscapes, whether the shimmering deserts of his native Algeria or the wild, mysterious jungles of Brazil. Here a Frenchwoman is gradually seduced by the sheer difference of North Africa, a mutilated...

The stories of Exile and the Kingdom explore the dilemma of being an outsider – even in one's own country – and of allegiance. With intense power and lyricism, Camus evokes beautiful but harsh...

Published: 28/08/2006

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141188256

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The Fall

By Albert Camus

Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer, and seemingly model citizen, pours forth a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation. The Fall (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man's...

Published: 11/08/2006

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141187945

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Caligula & Other Plays: Caligula; Cross Purpose; The Just; The PossessedCaligula / Cross Purpose / The Just / The Possessed

By Albert Camus

Caligula reveals some aspects of the existential notion of 'the absurd' by portraying an emperor so mighty and so desperate in his search for freedom that he inevitably destroys gods, men and himself. The dramatic impetus of Cross Purpose , however, comes from the tension between consent to and refusal of man's absurdity; it is the tragedy of a man who returns home to his mother and sister without...

Published: 07/08/2006

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141188706

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Great Ideas: Myth of Sisyphus

By Albert Camus

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook...

Published: 24/10/2005

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141023991

RRP: $9.95