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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... replied that these conditions were not good . But , before he said any more , he wanted to know if the journalist would be allowed to tell the truth . " Certainly , " Rambert replied . " I mean , " Rieux explained , " would you be ...
... replied that these conditions were not good . But , before he said any more , he wanted to know if the journalist would be allowed to tell the truth . " Certainly , " Rambert replied . " I mean , " Rieux explained , " would you be ...
Page 133
... replied that one could only hope it wouldn't , and the magistrate replied that one must never lose hope , the ways of Providence were inscrutable . Tarrou asked if his work had increased as the result of present conditions . " Quite the ...
... replied that one could only hope it wouldn't , and the magistrate replied that one must never lose hope , the ways of Providence were inscrutable . Tarrou asked if his work had increased as the result of present conditions . " Quite the ...
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... replied . " In the course of the week , perhaps . " " A pity ! " Tarrou shouted . " Why ? " " Oh , " Rieux put in , " Tarrou said that because he thinks you might be useful to us here . But , personally , I under- stand your wish to get ...
... replied . " In the course of the week , perhaps . " " A pity ! " Tarrou shouted . " Why ? " " Oh , " Rieux put in , " Tarrou said that because he thinks you might be useful to us here . But , personally , I under- stand your wish to get ...
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