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The plague ;, The fall ; Exile and the kingdom ; and selected essays, Albert Camus ; with an introduction by David Bellos

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The plague ;, The fall ; Exile and the kingdom ; and selected essays, Albert Camus ; with an introduction by David Bellos
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page xxvii)
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The plague ;
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
55502542
Responsibility statement
Albert Camus ; with an introduction by David Bellos
Series statement
Everyman's library
Sub title
The fall ; Exile and the kingdom ; and selected essays
Summary
From the Publisher: From one of the most brilliant and influential thinkers of the twentieth century-two novels, six short stories, and a pair of essays in a single volume. In both his essays and his fiction, Albert Camus (1913-1960) deployed his lyric eloquence in defense against despair, providing an affirmation of the brave assertion of humanity in the face of a universe devoid of order or meaning. The Plague-written in 1947 and still profoundly relevant-is a riveting tale of horror, survival, and resilience in the face of a devastating epidemic. The Fall (1956), which takes the form of an astonishing confession by a French lawyer in a seedy Amsterdam bar, is a haunting parable of modern conscience in the face of evil. The six stories of Exile and the Kingdom (1957) represent Camus at the height of his narrative powers, masterfully depicting his characters-from a renegade missionary to an adulterous wife-at decisive moments of revelation. Set beside their fictional counterparts, Camus's famous essays "The Myth of Sisyphus" and "Reflections on the Guillotine" are all the more powerful and philosophically daring, confirming his towering place in twentieth-century thought
Table Of Contents
The plague -- The fall -- Exile and the kingdom -- The myth of Sisyphus -- Reflections on the guillotine
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Plague ; The fall ; Exile and the kingdom ; and, selected essays
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