The release date for the English version of 'The Plague' by
Albert Camus is Mar 1991. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Published in 1947, The Plague is a book written by Albert Camus.
The narrative is told from the perspective of a narrator about an epidemic that is spreading Oran, a city in French Algeria. Up until the beginning of the last chapter, chapter 5 of part 5, the narrator is unclear. Through the unique absurdist perspective of the author, the story offers a glimpse into Oran life.
The Plague is a brilliantly written novel that is both eloquently understated and epic in scope, as well as a parable with timeless moral resonance that is incredibly relevant to our times. The book chronicles a gripping tale of human unrelieved horror, survival and resilience, and the ways in which humankind confronts death. The epidemic at Oran, a seaside town in North Africa, starts with a series of portents that the populace ignores. It eventually turns into an all-pervasive reality that erases all memories of the past and pushes its victims to almost supernatural levels of misery, insanity, and compassion.
Camus objected to the term "existentialist classic," yet The Plague is nonetheless regarded as one. The book emphasizes how helpless each character is to change their own fate. The Trial, in particular, has a narrative tone reminiscent of Kafka's, with each line having the capacity to convey many meanings. The content of The Trial resonates as a harsh allegory of phenomenal awareness and the human predicament.