The Plague by Albert Camus (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Plague by Albert Camus On the morning of April 16, Dr Rieux emerged from his consulting-room and came across a dead rat in the middle of the landing. It starts with the rats. Vomiting blood, they die in their hundreds, then in their thousands. When the rats are all gone, the citizens begin to fall sick. Like the rats, they too die in ever greater numbers. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An eye-catching new package for this classic novelOn the morning of April 16, Dr Rieux emerged from his consulting-room and came across a dead rat in the middle of the landing.It starts with the rats. Vomiting blood, they die in their hundreds, then in their thousands. When the rats are all gone, the citizens begin to fall sick. Like the rats, they too die in ever greater numbers.The authorities quarantine the town. Cut off, the terrified townspeople must face this horror alone. Some resign themselves to death or the whims of fate. Others seek someone to blame or dream of revenge. One is determined to escape.But a few, like stoic Dr Rieux, stand together to fight the terror. A monstrous evil has entered their lives but they will never surrender to it.They will resist the plague. Notes A fresh new cover brings this novel up to date, and the publication marks the 50th anniversary of Camus death. This is a classic about a plague and a town quarantined, reissued in conjunction with The Outsider. Author Biography Albert Camus (1913-60) grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers. He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist. His most important works include The Outsider, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Plague and The Fall. After the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. He was killed in a road accident, and his last unfinished novel, The First Man, appeared posthumously. Promotional "Headline" An eye-catching new package for this classic novel Details ISBN0141049235 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2010 ISBN-10 0141049235 ISBN-13 9780141049236 Format Paperback Author Albert Camus Media Book Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 843.912 Publication Date 2010-07-01 Translated from French Language English Pages 304 Series Penguin Essentials UK Release Date 2010-07-01 Narrator Jonathan Glover Illustrator Jill Weber Birth 1939 Death 1988 Affiliation Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Bipolar Clinic and Reseach Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Position Associate Professor of Psychiatry Qualifications Ph.D. NZ Release Date 2011-03-06 AU Release Date 2011-03-06 Alternative 9780241458877 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:33214010;

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