Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
Auflage | 2020 |
Seiten | 96 |
Format | 11,1 x 18,1 x 0,5 cm |
Gewicht | 62 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Penguin Classics |
ISBN-10 | 0241458889 |
EAN | 9780241458884 |
Bestell-Nr | 24145888EA |
'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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An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience The New York Times