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The Plague

Albert Camus

“We can finally read the work as Camus meant it to be read. Laura Marris’s new translation of The 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 p...

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The Rest Is History

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The Rest Is History

Camus's novel was recalled as a "really really good book" that readers turned to during the pandemic.

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went back to their copies of La Peste the plague and they said oh gosh this is actually ... it's a really really good book

— Episode: 12 Days: Solomon Northup and Albert Camu...

Episode: 12 Days: Solomon Northup and Albert Camus

Camus's novel was recalled as a "really really good book" that readers turned to during the pandemic.

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went back to their copies of La Peste the plague and they said oh gosh this is actually ... it's a really really good book

Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

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Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

The Plague was mentioned, and the speaker was reading it, and he described the book as a 'plague book'. The speaker discussed the book's contents about the bubonic plague, and the hygiene practices back in the medieval time.

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Now tell you what, that fucking plague book as we messed up, the parasite, you brought up parasites. It made me, you're reading about the plague right now.

— Episode: Ep 456 - Red Power God (tier 2)

Episode: Ep 456 - Red Power God (tier 2)

The Plague was mentioned, and the speaker was reading it, and he described the book as a 'plague book'. The speaker discussed the book's contents about the bubonic plague, and the hygiene practices back in the medieval time.

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Now tell you what, that fucking plague book as we messed up, the parasite, you brought up parasites. It made me, you're reading about the plague right now.

I'm reading that. I'm listening to that fucking plague book.

Modern Wisdom

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Modern Wisdom

Camus's novel about a town struck by plague was praised as an amazing work, noted for its relevance during the COVID era.

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The Plague is an amazing novel.

— Episode: #1012 - Alex O’Connor & Joe Folley - Is...

Episode: #1012 - Alex O’Connor & Joe Folley - Is Being Smar...

Camus's novel about a town struck by plague was praised as an amazing work, noted for its relevance during the COVID era.

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The Plague is an amazing novel.

The Daily Stoic

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The Daily Stoic

The book was cited as an example of an author getting stuck in perfectionism, noting that Camus spent a long time working just on the first sentence.

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I was just reading Camus, The Plague. And this guy's like, he's been working on the first sentence in this book for like 10 years or something.

— Episode: BONUS | No One Is Coming to Give You Per...

Episode: BONUS | No One Is Coming to Give You Permission

The book was cited as an example of an author getting stuck in perfectionism, noting that Camus spent a long time working just on the first sentence.

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I was just reading Camus, The Plague. And this guy's like, he's been working on the first sentence in this book for like 10 years or something.

Real Dictators

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Real Dictators

Enver Hoxha's personal library contained a variety of books, including "The Plague" by Albert Camus.

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It included books by Sartre and Kamu and the one thing it didn't include was anything written by either Marx or Lenin which one might find surprising.

— Episode: Enver Hoxha Part 2: Stalin’s Shadow, Eur...

Episode: Enver Hoxha Part 2: Stalin’s Shadow, Europe’s Nort...

Enver Hoxha's personal library contained a variety of books, including "The Plague" by Albert Camus.

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It included books by Sartre and Kamu and the one thing it didn't include was anything written by either Marx or Lenin which one might find surprising.

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