The towns people of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its
victims to a horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they
are forced into quarantine, each responding in their own way to the lethal
bacillus: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame and a few, like Dr
Rieux, resist the terror.
An immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, Camus's novel is in part an
allegory for France's suffering under Nazi occupation, and also a story of
bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence.
About the Author: Albert Camus
Albert Camus was born in Algeria in 1913.