THE PLAGUE

ALBERT CAMUS; TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY STUART GILBERT

Published by ALFRED A. KNOPF, NEW YORK, 1961

BLACK COVER WITH GOLD PRINT SPINE. ARTICLE ON CAMUS INSIDE VERY FRONT. ABOUT CAMUS WHO WON A NOBEL PRIZE AND THE HISTORICAL FICTION NOVEL ON THE PLAGUE. THE PLAGUE STARTED WITH RATS AND IT IS ABOUT HOW A DOCTOR TRIES TO STEM THE PLAGUE. EX LIBRAY BOOK, U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL. LIBRARY STAMP INSIDE AND CARD IN BACK. The Plague (French: La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus. Published in 1947, it tells the story from the point of view of a narrator of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. The narrator remains unknown until the start of the last chapter, chapter 5 of part 5. The novel presents a snapshot of life in Oran as seen through the author's distinctive absurdist point of view. Oran is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. Albert Camus ( French; 7 November 1913 ? 4 January 1960) was an Algerian-born French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE. A BOOK THAT FORWARNED OF FUTURE POSSIBLE CATASTROPHES. Seller Inventory # 001903

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE PLAGUE
Publisher: ALFRED A. KNOPF, NEW YORK
Publication Date: 1961
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good