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 34
... standing at his window , the nar- rator may , perhaps , be allowed to justify the doctor's uncertainty and surprise - since , with very slight differences , his reaction was the same as that of the great majority of our townsfolk ...
... standing at his window , the nar- rator may , perhaps , be allowed to justify the doctor's uncertainty and surprise - since , with very slight differences , his reaction was the same as that of the great majority of our townsfolk ...
Page 55
... Standing on the sidewalk Cottard shook his head . He then said in a hoarse , rather labored voice , casting uneasy glances over his shoulder : " Everybody's talking about an epidemic . Is there anything in it , doctor ? ” " People ...
... Standing on the sidewalk Cottard shook his head . He then said in a hoarse , rather labored voice , casting uneasy glances over his shoulder : " Everybody's talking about an epidemic . Is there anything in it , doctor ? ” " People ...
Page 119
... . The car stopped . Standing in front of it , Rieux asked Tarrou if he'd like to come in . Tarrou said : " Yes . " A glimmer of light from the sky lit up their faces . Suddenly Rieux gave a short laugh , and there was 119 Part II.
... . The car stopped . Standing in front of it , Rieux asked Tarrou if he'd like to come in . Tarrou said : " Yes . " A glimmer of light from the sky lit up their faces . Suddenly Rieux gave a short laugh , and there was 119 Part II.
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