The Plague

Name: The Plague
Author: Albert Camus

by Albert Camus

Allegorical novel depicting a coastal town's struggle against epidemic plague and despair

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Albert Camus

French-Algerian Nobel laureate who developed the philosophy of the Absurd—the conflict between humans' desire for meaning and the universe's silence. The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus explore this theme; The Plague extends it to collective resistance. He died in a car accident at 46.

More by Albert Camus

The StrangerNovel of an emotionally detached man indifferent to his mother's death and eventual murder trial
The FallNovella of a prosecutor confessing his complicity in judging and condemning the innocent
The First ManAutobiographical novel of a man discovering his roots in Algerian colonial past
Exile and the KingdomCollection of stories exploring exile, isolation, and human connection across cultures
The Myth of SisyphusPhilosophical essay arguing for life affirmation despite existence's apparent meaninglessness
The RebelPhilosophical essay examining rebellion, freedom, and the nature of human suffering