The Plague
By (author): "Robin Buss, Albert Camus"
Publish Date:
June 10th 1947
ISBN0141185139
ISBN139780141185132
AsinThe Plague
CharactersRaoul, Dr Bernard Rieux, Father Paneloux (Jesuit Priest), Joseph Grand
Original titleLa Peste
The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame and revenge, and a few, like the unheroic hero Dr Rieux, join forces to resist the terror. In part an allegory of France's suffering under the Nazi occupation, The Plague is a compelling depiction of bravery and determination pitted against the precariousness of human existence.