The Plague

Synopsis

“its relevance lashes you across the face. ” —stephen metcalf, the los angeles times • “a redemptive book, one that wills the reader to believe, even in a time of despair. ” —roger lowenstein, the washington post a haunting tale of human resilience and hope in the face of unrelieved horror, albert camus' iconic novel about an epidemic ravaging the people of a north african coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature. The townspeople of oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death.