The Plague
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The Plague of Athens was a disease caused by Yersinia pestis that killed one-quarter of Athenian troops in 430 BC.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In a period of disease and lockdowns lasting for weeks, booksellers report the seeming irony that Albert Camus’ The Plague and Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude have seen renewed demand.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2020
It's perhaps no surprise that during lockdown, films about fictional viruses like Contagion and novels like Albert Camus' The Plague have become more popular, as people try to get their heads around the current situation.
From BBC ● May 23, 2020
Thomas Mann it ain’t, but while I’ve read The Magic Mountain once, The Plague and I has been a constant companion since I discovered it as a teenager.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2017
Played this game called The Plague, which I did not participate in, by the way!
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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