Albert Camus (1913-1960) - French novelist, philosopher, publicist, one of the leaders of the philosophical and artistic direction of existentialism. Laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. During his life he was called the "Conscience of the West", and now he is considered one of the most important authors and thinkers of the twentieth century, whose works are at the intersection of fiction and philosophical treatise. The writer was an ardent supporter of humanism, while rejecting violent methods of combating injustice, believing that this path only multiplies it. In addition to fiction, the author's creative legacy includes drama, philosophical essays, literary criticism, and publicist speeches. The novel The Plague (1947) is the testimony of an eyewitness who survived an epidemic of this terrible disease: the story is told on behalf of Dr. Bernard Rieux, who led the anti-plague activities in the infected city of Oran, where the plague broke out. But the parents of the city, hiding the truth, make all the inhabitants hostage to a terrible drama. The "occupation" of the city by the plague, the resistance to it, the submission to the disgusting enemy - all this brings to mind the tragic events in France during the Nazi occupation.
