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The Fall
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Based around a series of blistering confessions, The Fall was described by Sartre as 'perhaps the most beautiful and the least understood' of Camus' novels.
Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights in an Amsterdam bar, he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen, a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy, and alienation pours forth.
The Fall is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man's disillusionment, Camus' novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities—for our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured...
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The Fall by Albert Camus is praised as a compelling exploration of modern conscience. The novel's narrative draws readers into a profound self-examination where Camus himself assumes the roles of the accused, prosecutor, and advocate, creating a thought-provoking commentary on judgement and morality.
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ISBN: 9780241458884
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 July 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by Robin Buss
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 110.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 64g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Albert Camus (1913-1960) grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers. He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist. His most important works include The Outsider, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Plague and The Fall. After the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. He was killed in a road accident, and his last unfinished novel, The First Man, appeared posthumously.
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