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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Page 106
... looked aghast . " But , my dear sir , it's never really cold in these parts . And , anyhow , that would mean it's going to last many months more . " Moreover , he was sure that for a long while to come travelers would give the town a ...
... looked aghast . " But , my dear sir , it's never really cold in these parts . And , anyhow , that would mean it's going to last many months more . " Moreover , he was sure that for a long while to come travelers would give the town a ...
Page 137
... looked worn out . " Is the epidemic getting out of hand ? " Rambert asked . Rieux said it wasn't that ; indeed , the death - graph was rising less steeply . Only they lacked adequate means of coping with the disease . " We're short of ...
... looked worn out . " Is the epidemic getting out of hand ? " Rambert asked . Rieux said it wasn't that ; indeed , the death - graph was rising less steeply . Only they lacked adequate means of coping with the disease . " We're short of ...
Page 150
... looked him in the eyes . " No , " he said vehemently , " you are not wrong . " Rambert gazed thoughtfully at them . " You two , " he said , “ I suppose you've nothing to lose in all this . It's easier , that way , to be on the side of ...
... looked him in the eyes . " No , " he said vehemently , " you are not wrong . " Rambert gazed thoughtfully at them . " You two , " he said , “ I suppose you've nothing to lose in all this . It's easier , that way , to be on the side of ...
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