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The Plague
Albert Camus · 2001 · 256 pages
Oran, a large French port on the Algerian Coast, becomes afflicted by the plague. This is the story of a community like any other, suddenly impotent in the face of a destructive force to which it must not submit. Set during the German occupation of World War II.
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Rachel Cusk
“Generation after generation, Camus’ novel about a modern city afflicted by the medieval scourge of bubonic plague retains its relevance and freshness as a social metaphor, not to mention as a compelling narrative.”↗
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