{"product_id":"the-plague-by-albert-camus","title":"The plague by Albert Camus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Its relevance lashes you across the face.” —Stephen Metcalf, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Los Angeles Times • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A redemptive book, one that wills the reader to believe, even in a time of despair.” —Roger Lowenstein, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\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. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Plague\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read Room","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59453812277534,"sku":null,"price":340.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":59453812310302,"sku":null,"price":470.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":59453812343070,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1076\/7515\/6766\/files\/TheplaguebyAlbertCamus.jpg?v=1781287718","url":"https:\/\/www.readroombd.com\/products\/the-plague-by-albert-camus","provider":"Read Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}