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 intoquarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethaldisease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and afew, like Dr. Rieux, resist the terror. An immediate triumph whenit was published in 1947, "The Plague" is in part an allegory ofFrance's suffering under the Nazi occupation, and a story ofbravery and determination against the precariousness of humanexistence.
【作者简介】
Albert Camus is the author of a number of best-selling andhighly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin.They include THE FALL, THE OUTSIDER and THE FIRST MAN. He isremembered as one of the few writers to have shaped theintellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond that, his famehas been international. Translated by Robin Buss With anIntroduction by Tony Judt
以下为对购买帮助不大的评价