Albert Camus
Books and literary traditions in the Volumain atlas.
Books in the world atlas
The Plague
An epidemic traps the people of Oran in a city cut off from the outside world. Some seek someone to blame, others surrender to fate, while Dr Rieux fights the disease. Everyday choices become tests of responsibility and solidarity.
In the atlas: France
The Stranger
A killing on an Algerian beach leads to the trial of a man estranged from social expectations.
In the atlas: France
The Fall
A Parisian lawyer’s confession unsettles his moral self-assurance.
In the atlas: France