Orem Library

Brings together a collection of the writer's novels, short stories, and essays, including "The Plague," a tale of survival and resilience in the face of a devastating epidemic, and "The Fall," in which a French lawyer makes an astonishing confession.

Chaos prevails when the bubonic plague strikes the Algerian coastal city of Oran. A haunting tale of human resilience in the face of unrelieved horror, Camus' novel about a bubonic plague ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature.

The author's personal beliefs and his reactions to the major issues of his lifetime are reflected in these selected writings

In 1954, Daru, a reclusive ex-soldier, is thrown into the woes of rebellion when he's ordered to escort a villager accused of murder to prison during the Algerian War. As their journey leads them through a deadly fire-fight between settlers and rebels, the two men on opposite sides of the conflict must join forces to survive.

One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus--featured here in a stand-alone edition--is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide--the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value...

"This is the story of one of the greatest French authors, Nobel Prize winner in literature and existentialist philosopher as told by his closest circle of friends and in particular, the women who loved him. We concentrate on three works, perhaps his most significant: The Outsider, The Fall and The First Man, which structure the film's three chapters of the absurd, revolt and happiness."--Amazon.