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The Plague
by Albert Camus
A town sealed by plague and the doctor who keeps working without hope of heroism. Camus's novel of decency under catastrophe, read anew since 2020.
Read it if…
you want a model of doing your job when it seems pointless.
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Skip it if…
you want escapism.
Try instead: The Fall →
Three things you will actually use
- Do your job.
- Decency is the only heroism.
- The plague never fully leaves.
Do this first
Read Rieux's conversations with Tarrou.
Our verdict
Decency in catastrophe.
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