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The Fall
Albert Camus · 1991 · 93 pages
Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. The Fall (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man's disillusionment, Camus's novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - and our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured ...
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Ryan Holiday
“A philosophical novel exploring themes of guilt, morality, and self-deception through the monologue of a mysterious narrator.”↗
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“@jamesmadelin The Fall, excellent book”↗
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