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The Plague

Albert Camus

A grave, humane novel about crisis and solidarity.

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Details

Genre

Allegorical fiction

Subgenre

Epidemic moral drama

Original publication

1947

Original publisher

Gallimard

Pages

308

Format

Paperback, hardcover and ebook editions

Language

English

Setting

Oran, Algeria

ISBN

9780679720218

Original title

The Plague

plague crisis solidarity ethics responsibility city allegory resistance

About the book

A city sealed by plague becomes a stage for fear, duty, solidarity and the ordinary work of resistance.

A strong recommendation for readers seeking moral philosophy, collective crisis, public responsibility and restrained drama.

Camus turns epidemic into an ethical test, asking what decency means when escape is impossible.

It fits readers looking for serious, reflective fiction about society under strain.

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