The Plague
Author: Albert Camus
New cover edition for ISBN 9780141185132. Older covers here, here, here and hereThe townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease: some resign themselves to fate, some….Read More
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