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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... smile , which effaced all else . " Now try to sleep , " he counseled . " The nurse is coming at eleven , you know , and you have to catch the midday train . " He kissed the slightly moist forehead . The smile escorted him to the door ...
... smile , which effaced all else . " Now try to sleep , " he counseled . " The nurse is coming at eleven , you know , and you have to catch the midday train . " He kissed the slightly moist forehead . The smile escorted him to the door ...
Page 10
... smile returned , a little tense . She drew a deep breath . " Now off you go ! Everything will be all right . " He took her in his arms , then stepped back on the plat- form . Now he could only see her smile through the window . " Please ...
... smile returned , a little tense . She drew a deep breath . " Now off you go ! Everything will be all right . " He took her in his arms , then stepped back on the plat- form . Now he could only see her smile through the window . " Please ...
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... smile . As he went up the stairs , the man's face , pale with exhaustion and privation , but smiling , hovered before his eyes . Yes , he'd make a fresh start , once the period of " abstract- tions " was over , and with any luck- He was ...
... smile . As he went up the stairs , the man's face , pale with exhaustion and privation , but smiling , hovered before his eyes . Yes , he'd make a fresh start , once the period of " abstract- tions " was over , and with any luck- He was ...
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