{"product_id":"the-fall-albert-camus","title":"The Fall (Albert Camus)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eA philosophical novel described by fellow existentialist Sartre as 'perhaps the most beautiful and the least understood' of his novels, Albert Camus' \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by Robin Buss in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean-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. \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e (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 ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbert Camus (1913-60) is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin. They include \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe First Man. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Camus is remembered as one of the few writers to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond that, his fame has been international.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Jean-Paul Sartre's \u003ci\u003eNausea\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Camus is the accused, his own prosecutor and advocate. The Fall might have been called \"The Last Judgement\" '\u003cbr\u003eOlivier Todd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAlbert Camus (1913-60) grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers. He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist. His most important works include \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Sisyphus, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Plague \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e. After the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. He was killed in a road accident, and his last unfinished novel, \u003ci\u003eThe First Man\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared posthumously.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 96 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65809595859293,"sku":"K053632338","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5363233800001A.jpg?v=1788511103","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-fall-albert-camus","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}