The Fall
The Fall
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The Fall

Written by Albert Camus
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14 - 18
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96
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Jul 30, 2020
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‘An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience’ The New York Times 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 (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 - for our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured … ‘Camus is the accused, his own prosecutor and advocate. The Fall might have been called “The Last Judgement” ‘Olivier Todd

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780241458884
    Publication Date
    July 30, 2020
    Publisher
    Penguin Classics
    Original Publication Date
    May 16, 1956
    Page Count
    96
    Audience
    Young Adult
    Reading Age
    14 - 18 years

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