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RSS FeedsAlbert Camus novel The Plague leads surge of pestilence fiction
(The Guardian Books News)

 
 

28 march 2020 08:10:29

 
Albert Camus novel The Plague leads surge of pestilence fiction
(The Guardian Books News)
 


Authorīs daughter explains 1947īs bookīs renewed appeal during coronavirus lockdownCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA plague is spreading. People are dying. Everyone is ordered to quarantine at home as the local doctor works around the clock to save victims. There are acts of heroism and acts of shame; there are those who think only of themselves, and those who are engaged for the greater good. The human condition is absurd and precarious.That is the situation in La Peste (The Plague), Albert Camusīs classic novel published in 1947, which is now attracting new generations of readers. Related: Publishers report sales boom in novels about fictional epidemics Continue reading...


 
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