An edition of La Peste (1942)

La peste

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An edition of La Peste (1942)

La peste

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The Plague (French: La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that tells the story of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. It asks a number of questions relating to the nature of destiny and the human condition. The characters in the book, ranging from doctors to vacationers to fugitives, all help to show the effects the plague has on a populace.

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Publisher
edhasa
Language
Spanish
Pages
360

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Subjects

Fiction, Plague, Plague in literature, Epidemics, Peste bubónica, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Literary, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Medicine in Literature, French fiction, Psychological, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Fiction, medical, France, fiction, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Romance literature, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, classics, Determination (Personality trait), Peste, Romans, nouvelles, Romance Frances, Novela

Places

Oran (Algeria), Algeria

Times

1940s

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Cover of: La peste
La peste
28 febrero 2002, edhasa
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: La peste
La peste
1992, Gallimard
in French
Cover of: The Plague
The Plague
1972, Vintage Books
in English
Cover of: The Plague
The Plague
/1970, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: The Plague
The Plague
1968, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: The Plague
The Plague
/1967, Modern Library
in English
Cover of: The Plague
The Plague
1966, Penguin Books in association with Hamish Hamilton
in English
Cover of: Die Pest
Die Pest
1960, Karl Rauch Verlag
in German
Cover of: La Peste
La Peste
1957, Gallimard
in French
Cover of: The Plague
The Plague
1948, Modern Library
in English
Cover of: The Plague
The Plague
1947, The Modern Library
in English

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
360
Dimensions
19 x 12.6 x 2.2 centimeters
Weight
240 grams

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Open Library
OL31820710M
ISBN 10
8435018814
ISBN 13
9788435018814

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First Sentence

"The unusual events described in this chronicle occurred in 194-at Oran."

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January 19, 2024 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
April 23, 2023 Edited by NachoMG Completed data, corrected work
December 23, 2020 Edited by Cristina Palacio Edited without comment.
December 23, 2020 Edited by Cristina Palacio Added new cover
December 23, 2020 Created by Cristina Palacio Added new book.