The PlagueChaos prevails when the bubonic plague strikes the Algerian coastal city of Oran. A haunting tale of human resilience in the face of unrelieved horror, Camus' novel about a bubonic plague ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature. |
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... Cottard so , but he replied that I was prejudiced and she had plenty of good points , only one had to find them out . " On two or three occasions Cottard had invited Grand to come with him to the luxury restaurants and cafés of the town ...
... Cottard so , but he replied that I was prejudiced and she had plenty of good points , only one had to find them out . " On two or three occasions Cottard had invited Grand to come with him to the luxury restaurants and cafés of the town ...
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Albert Camus. to invite Cottard here -- I don't know why . He's due to come at ten . Come at half past ten . " When Cottard visited the doctor next day , Tarrou and Rieux were discussing the case of one of Rieux's patients who against ...
Albert Camus. to invite Cottard here -- I don't know why . He's due to come at ten . Come at half past ten . " When Cottard visited the doctor next day , Tarrou and Rieux were discussing the case of one of Rieux's patients who against ...
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... Cottard once told Ram- bert , " because he's really human . He always understands . " This may explain why the entries in Tarrou's diary of this period tend to converge on Cottard's personality . It is obvious that Tarrou was attempting ...
... Cottard once told Ram- bert , " because he's really human . He always understands . " This may explain why the entries in Tarrou's diary of this period tend to converge on Cottard's personality . It is obvious that Tarrou was attempting ...
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