The Plague: Camus on Human Struggle in an Indifferent World

The Plague (La Peste) was published in 1947 and is widely considered as Albert Camus’s most successful novel. It tells the story of a plague epidemic in the Algerian coastal town of Oran, where thousands of rats are found dead all over the city.

Camus’s absurdist philosophy is at the background of the novel. He stresses the powerlessness of the individual to affect his destiny in an indifferent world.

Illness, exile, and separation are themes that were present in Camus’s life and his reflections upon them form a vital counterpoint to the allegory. This makes his description of the plague and the pain of loneliness exceptionally vivid and heartfelt.

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▶ The Plague (1947)
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⌛ Timestamps

0:00 Introduction
0:53 Part I
3:32 Part II
6:59 Part III
7:25 Part IV
8:58 Part V

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📝 Sources

The Plague (1991). Professor Tony Judt (editor), Robin Buss (translator).
Sparknotes https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/plague/

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