Discovering Portuguese
by Freeland, Alan
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- F/F/ND
- ISBN 10
- 0563213450
- ISBN 13
- 9780563213451
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Synopsis
A haunting tale of human resilience and hope in the face of unrelieved horror, Albert Camus’ iconic novel about an epidemic ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature. 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. An 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 timeless story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence.
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 942
- Title
- Discovering Portuguese
- Author
- Freeland, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - F/F/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0563213450
- ISBN 13
- 9780563213451
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Place of Publication
- London Uk 160
- This edition first published
- April 16, 1987
- Size
- 22.6 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm
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