{"product_id":"9780141185132","title":"The Plague","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Camus, Albert, Judt, Tony, Judt, Tony, Buss, Robin \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 December 2002 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Modern Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 130 x 16 | 202g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46331804221738,"sku":"9780141185132","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9780141185132_99fd8c82-96ae-4e6f-920d-1baeca0a9bb4.jpg?v=1773927062","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.live\/products\/9780141185132","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}