De Pest by Albert Camus
A port city is struck by a sudden epidemic that forces quarantine and upends ordinary life; a doctor and a circle of townspeople—journalist, magistrate, volunteer and others—struggle to care for the sick, combat bureaucratic indifference, and confront isolation, grief and moral responsibility. Through accounts of suffering, patient care and small acts of solidarity, the narrative probes human resilience, the demands of duty, and the ambiguous mixture of courage and selfishness that emerges under extreme pressure. When the epidemic at last recedes, survivors are left to reckon with loss, the endurance of memory, and the fragile lessons about compassion and human solidarity earned at great cost.
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- 1947
- Nationality
- French
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- Pages
- 250-350 pages
- Original Language
- French
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- De Pest
- La Peste
- The Plague
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