Rieux oran is a dull, featureless, modern, ugly town, on the coast of algeria, a. It is as reasonable to represent one kind of imprisonment by another, as it is to represent anything that really exists by that which exists not. His father, lucien camus, a poor frenchalgerian agricultural worker, died in the battle of the marne in 1914 during world war i. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 308 pages and is available in paperback format. Plague translated and adapted by colin duckworth from albert. Albert camus 7 november 19 4 january 1960 that tells the story of a plague sweeping the french algerian city of oran. The first edition of the novel was published in 1947, and was written by albert camus. Free download or read online the plague pdf epub book. The plague by albert camus translated by stuart gilbert it is as reasonable to.
Existentialism is a philosophy that is very different from other ways of thinking. No sentence in french literature in english translation is better known than the opening sentence of the stranger. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. As the title suggests, the novel tells a story about an outbreak of the bubonic plague in the algerian city of oran in the 1940s. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Shortly after, an outbreak of the bubonic plague erupts and envelops the human population. Albert camus was born on 7 november 19, at mondovi, a small town in the bone. Albert camus books biography and list of works author.
Distributed in canada by random house of canada limited, toronto. A haunting tale of human resilience in the face of unrelieved horror, camus novel about a bubonic plague ravaging the people of a north african coastal town is a classic of twentiethcentury literature. Albert camus project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Albert camus simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The rats of oran, which seem on the basis of camuss notebook to stand in for nazi.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This book is english version for download french version go to this link. Albert camus 19 1960 albert camus pronounced kamoo november 7, 19 january 4, 1960 was a french author and philosopher and one of the principal luminaries with jeanpaul sartre of absurdism camus was the second youngestever recipient of the nobel prize for literature after rudyard kipling when he received the award in 1957. The characters in the book, ranging from doctors to vacationers to fugitives, all help to show the effects the plague has on a populace. Publication date 1962 topics camus, albert, 191960 publisher great neck, n. It asks a number of questions relating to the nature of destiny and the human condition.
Also by albert camus awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1957 notebooks i 9421951 carnets. Camus was born in algeria, a country in north africa. English translation of l etranger, in 1946, also saw meursault as a positive. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Stranger by albert camus translated from the french by stuart gilbert. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He wrote in his essay the rebel that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom. You listened to a recording of camus reading the outsider as well as working with the text while you worked on the. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are raoul, dr bernard rieux.
Plague fiction psychological fiction epidemics france fiction. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Plague year plague book i jeff carlson an epic of apocalyptic. Albert camus 7 november 19 4 january 1960 was a french philosopher and writer. The plague by albert camus, stuart gilbert bookcola. For its ordinariness is what strikes one first about the town of oran, which is merely a large french. But his journalistic activities had been famus a response to the demands of the time. The twelve characters, apart from rieux, may be played by more than two actors if. Publication date 1991 topics plague fiction, fiction psychological, plague. Also by albert camus awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1957 notebooks 19421951 carnets. They discussed the french championship, the merits of professional english. Pdf the plague book by albert camus free download 308. Albert camus livre audio en francais albert camus the plague there is no more important book to understand our times than albert camus s the plague, a novel about a virus that spreads. Chaos prevails when the bubonic plague strikes the algerian coastal city of oran.
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