The Plague

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The Plague (Hardcover, 1978, McGraw-Hill Companies)

Hardcover

English language

Published June 14, 1978 by McGraw-Hill Companies.

ISBN:
9780075415411

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The Plague (French: La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that tells the story of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. It asks a number of questions relating to the nature of destiny and the human condition. The characters in the book, ranging from doctors to vacationers to fugitives, all help to show the effects the plague has on a populace.

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Subjects

  • Classics
  • Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Fiction