The Plague

THE PLAGUE, which won the Prix des Critiques in 1947, is considered by many to be the author's finest book. It has been described as 'a metaphysical novel the machinery of which can be compared to a Sophoclean tragedy. The plague in question afflicted Oran in the 1940'2; and on one pl...

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Main Author: Camus, Albert 1913-1960 (Author)
Other Authors: Gilbert, Stuart (tr)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leicester Ulverscroft 1984
Edition:Large print ed
Series:Charnwood library series
Online Access:Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
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