by Albert Camus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782038700237
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«La Peste» is the novel by Albert Camus published by Editions Larousse in paperback, in an abridged edition and in French.
The action takes place in Oran during the 1940s, when a plague epidemic isolates the city from the outside world. Written as a chronicle, the novel follows the daily life of the city's inhabitants and their different reactions to suffering and death; among them, Doctor Rieux embodies moral resistance.
Abridged edition from the Classiques Larousse collection. Work originally published in 1947; Camus received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957.
As an abridged edition in French, it is suitable for those who want a first contact with Camus's novel in its original language.
Albert Camus was a French philosopher, writer, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history, and the first laureate in literature born in Africa. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall and The Rebel.
