The Fall
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Author:CAMUS Albert
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ISBN:9780141187945
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Publication Date:August 2006
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Pages:96
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Binding:Paperback
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Publisher:Penguin Books
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Country of Publication:United Kingdom
The Fall
-
Author:CAMUS Albert
-
ISBN:9780141187945
-
Publication Date:August 2006
-
Pages:96
-
Binding:Paperback
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Publisher:Penguin Books
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Country of Publication:United Kingdom
Description
Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights, 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 (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man-s disillusionment, Camus's novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - and our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured ...
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Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights, 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 (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man-s disillusionment, Camus's novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - and our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured ...