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The Fall
Albert Camus
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Description for The Fall
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'An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience' The New York Times
Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights in an Amsterdam bar, he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. The Fall (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man's disillusionment, Camus's novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - for our innocence that, once lost, can never ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241458884
SKU
9780241458884
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About Albert Camus
Albert Camus (1913-1960) grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers. He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist. His most important works include The Outsider, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Plague and The Fall. After the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. ... Read more
Reviews for The Fall
An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience
The New York Times
Camus is the accused, his own prosecutor and advocate. The Fall might have been called 'The Last Judgement'
Olivier Todd
The New York Times
Camus is the accused, his own prosecutor and advocate. The Fall might have been called 'The Last Judgement'
Olivier Todd