The Plague by Albert Camus
The novel is set in the Algerian city of Oran during the 1940s, where a deadly plague sweeps through, causing the city to be quarantined. The story is told through the eyes of a doctor who witnesses the horror and suffering caused by the disease. The narrative explores themes of human resilience, solidarity, and the struggle against the absurdities of life. It also examines how individuals and society respond to death and disease, creating a profound meditation on the nature of existence and human endurance.
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- Published
- 1947
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-300
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- A Peste
- Die Pest
- Dżuma
- La Peste
- Maras
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- 2nd on Kanon na koniec wieku (Canon at the end of the century) (Rzeczpospolita (newspaper))
- 5th on 50 Classics You Must Read Before You Die (Gyldendal (Denmark Publisher))
- 6th on The Ideal Library (Book)
- 21st on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 25th on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 27th on The Books That Built The French (TNS-Sofres/SNCF–Lire)
- 32nd on The 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century (Folha de São Paulo)
- 55th on R/ClassicLiterature's Top 100 Favorite Books (R/ClassicLiterature)
- 63rd on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 80th on Readers’ Top 100 Novels Of All Time (Guardian)
- 81st on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 84th on The 100 Best Books from 1900 to the Present (Yedioth Ahronoth)
- 97th on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 132nd on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century (Spirituality & Practice)
- An Expert's 200-Book List (The Detroit Free Press)
- Best Philosophy Books of All Time (Fivebooks)
- Books of the Century (The Age (Newspaper))
- Books that Shaped the Century (LOGOS 20th Century Books Project)
- Everything You Should Read without Being a Library Rat (Book by Luiz Carlos Lisboa)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- IWU Select 100 Must-Read Books (IWU (Faculty, Staff, and Students))
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- Nancy Pearl's 100 Good Reads, Decade by Decade (Book Lust (Book))
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)
- The 100 Greatest Novels (Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Russian Newspaper))
- The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
- The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
- The New Lifetime Reading Plan (The New Lifetime Reading Plan)
- Zeit Literaturkanon (https://www.librarything.com/award/335/ZEIT-Literaturkanon)