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The Plague: International Edition

By: Albert Camus
Narrated by: James Jenner
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In the small coastal city of Oran, Algeria, rats begin rising up from the filth only to die as bloody heaps in the streets. Shortly after, an outbreak of the bubonic plague erupts and envelops the human population. Albert Camus' The Plague is a brilliant and haunting rendering of human perseverance and futility in the face of a relentless terror born of nature.

©2020 Albert Camus (P)2020 Recorded Books, Inc. Classics Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Fiction

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Truly brilliant book and a study of human condition. Not sure how it didn’t resurface in a bigger way during lockdown. Possibly due to our inherent need to feel that we are somehow unique.

Truly brilliant book and a study of human condition

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Wonderful book especially good to read for the time we find ourselves in now.
Highly recommend

Wonderful book especially good for this time we find ourselves in.

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I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the vibrant cast of characters who inhabit Oran. The narrator's unusual voice suits the tone of the narrative perfectly.

Captivating performance of a compelling story

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very good narrator even on higher speeds and beautfiul story about the human fight with the struggle of life

absolutely beatiful story from camus

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« I have realised we all have plague, each of is has the plague within him »

3.7 🖤

The plague is life, thats all!

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“The only way to beat the plague is common decency.” If only we had read Camus before Covid.

Such a beautiful writer

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I read this years ago when studying epidemiology. But thought to read it again during the real event! Fascinating!

From within

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Nothing albert camus is a great author god bless him a great thinker and a great man

The “narrators” view on life amidst everything around him falling apart

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Great story and narration. I enjoy this audiobook. It was easy to listen and to image how things developed. Reminded me of covid19 pandemic.

Great story and narration

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Another reviewer’s extremely damning review of the reader’s performance here was off putting but I decided to make up my own mind and downloaded the book.
The reading may not be perfect but it is never less than committed and expressive - there is a lot of feeling here and I was able to enjoy the whole book without resenting the reader.
I was supposed to study La Peste for A level in 1972 but I was a bad student so I knew little about it until this. Now I can’t believe they gave this to 17/18 year olds! It is quite austere but ultimately inspiring. Camus validates sympathy and selfless dedication to alleviating the suffering of others because ….. because what else is there to do as a human being?

Don’t be put off

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