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The Fall

The Fall

by Albert Camus, Robin Buss
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About this book

Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. "The Fall" (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man's disillusionment, Camus's novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - and our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780141187945
ISBN10 0141187948
Series/Work OL1230631W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Penguin
Pages 93
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Conscience Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) Existentialism Fiction Fiction, psychological French fiction French language French literature La chute (Camus) Legal stories literary fiction nobel prize winner Novela francesa Philosophy psychological Readers Romance literature Social ethics Translations into English

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