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1942•278 pages•Published•GER•User Reviews

La Peste

4.2/ 5
39 ratings

About This Book

The Plague (French: La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that tells the story of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. It asks a number of questions relating to the nature of destiny and the human condition. The characters in the book, ranging from doctors to vacationers to fugitives, all help to show the effects the plague has on a populace.

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FictionPlaguePlague in literatureEpidemicsPeste bubónicaFICTION / ClassicsFICTION / PsychologicalFICTION / LiteraryContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Medicine in LiteratureFrench fictionPsychological

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Book Details

First Published

1942

Pages

278 pages

Rating

4.2 / 5

Ratings

39

Editions

280

Publisher

peguin books

Language

GER, TUR, HEB

Status

Published

The People Behind The Book

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