Record Number |
790783 |
ISBN |
9780141187945 (paperback) |
Author |
Camus, Albert, 1913-1960 author. |
Title |
The fall / Albert Camus ; translated with an introduction and notes by Robin Buss. |
Publisher/Date |
London : Penguin, 2006. |
©2006 |
Pagination etc. |
94 pages ; 20 cm. |
Series |
Penguin modern classics |
Contents note |
"La Chute first published in 1956" - t.p. verso. |
This translation first published in Penguin Classics 2006. |
Translated from the French. |
Summary Note |
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. This story 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. |
Subject |
Men -- Conduct of life -- Fiction |
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction |
Added Author |
Buss, Robin, 1939- translator, writer of introduction. |
Shelf Location |
F CAMU |