The Fall

Author(s): Camus Albert

FICTION

Mordant, brilliant, elegantly styled, The Fall is a novel of the conscience of modern man in the face of evil.  In a seedy bar in Amsterdam, Clamence, an expatriate Frenchman, indulges in a calculated confession.  He recalls his past life as a respected Parisian lawyer, a champion of noble causes, and, privately, a libertine - yet one apparently immune to judgement.  As his narrative unfolds, ambiguities amass; every triumph reveals a failure, every motive a hidden treachery.  The irony of his rcital anticipates his downfall - and implicates us all.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780679720225
  • : VIN
  • : VIN
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Camus Albert
  • : P
  • : 1991
  • : 160