{"product_id":"9780241458877","title":"The Plague","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Camus, Albert \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 July 2020 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e182 x 112 x 25 | 214g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A story for our, and all, times' Guardian  The Plague is Albert Camus's world-renowned fable of fear and courageThe townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and a few, like Dr Rieux, resist the terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, The Plague is in part an allegory of France's suffering under the Nazi occupation, and a story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A matchless fable of fear, courage and cowardice' Independent'Magnificent' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925402648835,"sku":"9780241458877","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780241458877_e45aaac1-fdac-4073-9172-c95776f6b64a.jpg?v=1731406989","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780241458877","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}