The Fall by Albert Camus
The novel is narrated by a successful Parisian lawyer who has moved to Amsterdam after a crisis of conscience. He confesses his past misdeeds and moral failings to a stranger in a bar, revealing his growing self-loathing and disillusionment with the hypocrisy and shallowness of his former life. His confessions are a reflection on guilt, innocence, and the nature of human existence. The protagonist's fall from grace serves as a critique of modern society's moral failings and the individual's struggle with guilt and redemption.
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- Published
- 1956
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 80-120
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- A Queda
- Der Fall
- Fallet
- Krytis
- La Chute
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