La Peste

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July 28, 2025 | History

The Plague (French: La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, which tells the story of a plague that ravages the French Algerian city of Oran. It raises a series of questions related to the nature of destiny and the human condition. The characters in the book, from doctors to tourists to fugitives, help show the effects the plague has on the population.

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Fiction, Plague, Plague in literature, Epidemics, Bubonic plague, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Literary, Continental European fiction (fictional works by an author), Medicine in literature, French fiction, Psychological, Reading level - grade 11, Reading level - grade 12, Fiction, medical, France, fiction, Drama (dramatic works of an author), Literature romantic, Psychological fiction, Fiction, classics, Determination (personality trait), Plague, Romans, nouvelles, French romance, Novel, Disease outbreaks, Works of fiction, Psychology, Psychological fictionPlaces

Oran (Algeria), Algeria, FranceTimes

1940s. Showing 10 featured editions. See all 280 editions?

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

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dry

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sinister

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