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In the small coastal city of Oran, Algeria, rats begin rising up from the filth only to die as bloody heaps in the streets. Shortly after, an outbreak of the bubonic plague erupts and envelops the human population. Albert Camus' The Plague is a brilliant and haunting rendering of human perseverance and futility in the face of a relentless terror born of nature.

©2020 Albert Camus (P)2020 Recorded Books, Inc. Classics Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Fiction
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Nothing albert camus is a great author god bless him a great thinker and a great man

The “narrators” view on life amidst everything around him falling apart

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i love this book. I r read it for the first time 35 years ago. The pandemic had me pining for it's wisdom. It was nearly ruined by a reader who insisted on swilling a gobful of spit at the end of each sentence. i would have abandoned the entire project but for the magnificence of the writing. I gave the performance one star ONLY because I couldn't give it nil. It was utter shit

Do Not buy this performance of this fabulous book

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Perhaps due to recent circumstances and a journey through a modern plague we have all endured, this book as become evermore present example of good philosophical writing and the bastion of absurdism. Everybody should experience this book at least once before they die form the plague. 5/5.

Probably the best book ever written

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I enjoyed listening to the story and unexpectedly found it relaxing. I would happily listen to it again.

Narration was supurb.

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I enjoyed The Plague very much. I was amazed by how many topics were covered in just one book—philosophy, politics, religion, morality, and human resilience. Camus masterfully captured the essence of human nature in a time of crisis, showing both our strengths and our failures. The novel explores not just physical suffering but also the psychological and existential struggles that come with it. It’s a deeply thought-provoking book that lingers in your mind long after you finish it.

An amazing philosophical book

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