Among the artists and intellectuals of the last century, whose work aroused great influence among the Western intelligentsia and had a significant influence on it, one of the leading places belongs to the French writer, Nobel Laureate Albert Camus (1913-1960). The importance of his contribution to literature and spiritual culture is difficult to overestimate. The modern reader's interest in Camus's works has not diminished at all. So it is safe to say that the work of this writer has withstood the strictest and fairest test - a test of time. 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. Folio Publishing House has previously published Camus' novels "Alien", "Fall" and plays in this series.
