States of Plague: Reading Albert Camus in a Pandemic

Bys: Kaplan, Alice and Marris, Laura

States of Plague examines Albert Camus's novel as a palimpsest of pandemic life, an uncannily relevant account of the psychology and politics of a public health crisis.

As one of the most discussed books of the COVID-19 crisis, Albert Camus's classic novel The Plague has become a new kind of literary touchstone. Surrounded by terror and uncertainty, often separated from loved ones or unable to travel, readers sought answers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226833305
• ISBN13: 9780226833309
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"