Categories: Contemporary Fiction Classic Books & Novels Fiction In Translation Phenomenology & Existentialism The Plague 4.02 (226,243 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback Penguin Modern Classics English By (author) Albert Camus , Translated by Robin Buss , Edited by Professor Tony Judt The Plague is Albert Camuss world-renowned fable of fear and courage 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 into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and a few, like Dr Rieux, resist the terror. An immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, The Plague is in part an allegory of Frances suffering under the Nazi occupation, and a story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence. A matchless fable of fear, courage and cowardice Independent MagnificentThe Times Albert Camus was born in Algeria in 1913. He studied philosophy in Algiers and then worked in Paris as a journalist. He was one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement and, after the War, established his international reputation as a writer. His books include The Plague, The Just and The Fall, and he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. Camus was killed in a road accident in 1960. Product details Format Paperback | 272 pages Dimensions 129 x 198 x 15mm | 202g Publication date 04 Aug 2015 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Penguin Classics Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom Language English Illustrations note notes 13 9780141185132 Bestsellers rank 2,720