{"product_id":"the-plague-1","title":"The Plague","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Its relevance lashes you across the face.” —Stephen Metcalf, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times • \u003c\/i\u003e“A redemptive book, one that wills the reader to believe, even in a time of despair.” —Roger Lowenstein, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\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 timeless story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48089764331775,"sku":"*R0048199*","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/27618273482429_970fe750-0adc-4d2b-90e1-5c6c27a7b917.jpg?v=1769115383","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-plague-1","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}