The Plague

A masterpiece by Camus. It shows how a society responds to pandemic crises. How some characters can be so selfless and lose life by putting themselves at risk. I enjoyed it especially as a post covid read.

One of best Camus novel .everyone should read this novel once

The book is absolute gold, but the condition i received it was not present. It's edges are curles and points are little damaged. Overall book is good.

Nice book

The condition of book when it arrived, was really good. Thank you amazon for the lovely service. Looking forward...

Some sentences have grammatical errors and the format is all over the place. Not the best translation of this book.

A mirror to society. Prescient. The book make terrific sense in the middle of the Covid lockdown. In the best tradition of the French existentialists, Camus does not offer sweet consolation. It will make you think. The Plague is as ancient as Man.

Being in the midst of the plague of the 21 st century, finding what we are going through on each page. ...

Great book, and very up to date and many thoughts to think about. It gives One much to think about.

Esta novela no es solo un alegoría sobre la guerra o la maldad humana, sino también sobre la integridad de aquellos que evitan hacer daño a los demás, porque a veces luchar por tus ideas puede convertirte en lo que no deseas, lo difícil es vivir según tus ideas y respetar al resto. La historia te atrapa, la lectura, pese a su profundidad, es sencilla, hay reflexiones magníficas y la humanidad de los protagonistas te conquista. Una joya.

Greate book, good quality. Font is a bit on the smaller side, but the spacing inbetween sentences improves readability. However this copy is half the price of other editions so if you want to get into Albert Camus and don't mind the font, I would recommend.

Reading

It was refreshing and enlightening to read 'The Plague' by Albert Camus at this time in my life. I first read it as a part of a study on Atheism. I then read it again, along with other works by Camus, in the context of pursuing an understanding of existentialism. This was more than fifty years ago, when I was in my early twenties. I'm aware that Camus, like his friend Sartre, rejected the "existentialism" label. But Camus always held my fascination because his works resonate with my struggles to understand my faith. His narrative style invites introspection ánd automatically inserts me into the minds of his characters and their interactions with others and their environment. The remarkable thing is the nonintrusive manner in which he does this. He is both an objective participant and a detached observer. There is no attempt to persuade his readers to side with any ideology. The ideas just flow unfiltered from his characters without editorial comment. In fact, he admits near the end of his novel that he intentionally adopted this style in order to be impartial. I appreciate this because it allowed me much space and time to ponder, without pressure, on issues raised by his narrative. Another motivation for a repeat reading, is the recent cov19. I was interested in the similarity in the method and policy reflected in how the authorities of two widely different generations handled their pandemic. It was also interesting to note the similarities in the reactions to quarantining among the people of different eras. Throughout this novel, as implicit in his other works, Camus echoes a theme of Fydor Dostoevsky:"Without God all things are lawful"(The Brothers Karamazov). Camus metaphorically transforms the plague into a forum for a friendly grappling with unbelief versus belief. It is a peaceful dialogue among friends who realize it would be disastrous if they do not unite around common values and a goal to defeat their common enemy, the plague. They recognize that without God, without morals or standards, they cannot be saints. In that case, they should "strive their utmost to be healers". This is not a romantic novel, yet it has all the pathos of one:love, friendships, loyalty, loneliness,feelings of betrayal, sadness at the loss of a loved one. And casting a dark shadow over all was the certain spectre of a horrible death. I am so happy that I reread 'The Plague'. The feeling was more than deja vu, because it brought to light several insights that escaped my youthful attention:the extensive use of 'plague' as a metaphor, especially in the last chapter. I also found that death is a theme that interested me more so at my age than in my youth. I do not mean death in the morbid sense. This time around I was inspired to reflect more on death as my focal point in life and connect it to 'hope' with capital 'h'. I mean 'hope' in a way that Jürgen Moltmann defines it as "creative expectations ". It is a hope that drives "meaningful actions" to transform ourselves and our present world to a better state. When death is seen in this light, the full force of Camus' use of the language and experience of death comes to light. In the final chapter of 'The Plague' ĥe gives us his finest piece of writing. Here he employs with great intensity the metaphorical and literal sense of 'death' to encapsulate the devastating and absurd crises of life. Reading 'The Plague' was for me a profound summation of the vicissitudes of life and the hard lessons it teaches. This time around I got more out of it than before.