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Synopsis
The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that tells the story of medical workers finding solidarity in their labour as the Algerian city of Oran is swept by a plague epidemic. 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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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 165894
- Title
- La Peste.
- Author
- CAMUS, Albert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- [Paris:] Gallimard,
- Date Published
- 1947
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