{"product_id":"the-modern-classics-plague","title":"The Modern Classics Plague","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAlbert Camus\u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eEdited by: Tony Judt\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eTranslated by: Robin Buss\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n The 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, \u003ci\u003eThe Plague\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"PRH","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50795296194846,"sku":"9780141185132","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/9780141185132.jpg?v=1776361951","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/the-modern-classics-plague","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}