Plague
About This Novel
A timeless classic! "Plague" helps you understand the rumors, panic and truth during the epidemic! This is the most important masterpiece of Nobel Prize winner Camus. Camus won the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature for this book! It was published in 1947 and has been selling well ever since! The whole world is re-reading "The Plague" in 2020! It topped the bestseller lists in Italy, France, and the United Kingdom; Japan printed an additional 150,000 copies in just one month, and the cumulative print volume exceeded one million, triggering a purchase restriction craze! Recommended reading list by Shanghai infectious disease expert Dr. Zhang Wenhong: If you understand the epidemic, you will not panic! When the epidemic disrupts the life we are accustomed to, this book tells you: the plague is life, nothing more than that. When all kinds of chaos, panic, and rumors break out with the epidemic, this book tells you: the only way to fight the plague is to be sincere. When we are overwhelmed by the explosive news about the epidemic and fall into anxiety, this book tells you: in times of crisis, the first way ordinary people can play a role is to do their jobs well. The new "Reader's Edition" of "The Plague", 4 must-read reasons: 1. Original 10,000-word introduction: Written by a doctor of literature from Sorbonne University in Paris during the epidemic, it provides an in-depth interpretation of "The Plague". 2. Classic translation: French literal translation by Li Yumin, a French translator and professor at the First Normal University. 3. Special production: "A Brief History of Viruses Affecting Humanity", sorting out the top ten viruses that affect human civilization. 4. Special compilation: "Chronology of Camus's Life and Creation" A plague swept through an ordinary small town unexpectedly. The increasing death toll broke the ordinary lives of the citizens: panic spread, rumors spread wildly, chaos replaced calm and became daily life... But there is a group of people in this city who spontaneously assume the responsibility of treating plague patients and maintaining urban order. They come from all walks of life: doctors, civil servants, journalists, priests, etc. They are not shining heroes. They are just a bunch of ordinary people. "The Plague", first published in 1947, describes this sudden epidemic and the story of how ordinary people fought against it. It presents many attitudes of human beings against suffering and death. It affirms the power of human beings to face absurdity and fight against fate, and gives modern people important enlightenment about survival.
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It's just fine, no special feeling.
Maybe the original work itself is very obscure and plain, but it's quite interesting that this version of the translation has been published by so many publishers.
Rating
Community(0)
Official(2)
It's just fine, no special feeling.
Maybe the original work itself is very obscure and plain, but it's quite interesting that this version of the translation has been published by so many publishers.
