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The Plague

NOUN
Black Death
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Just as bookstores couldn’t keep 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale in stock after the 2016 election, COVID-19 renewed interest in pandemic narratives, such as Contagion, Outbreak, and The Plague.

From Slate Dec. 8, 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

But Camus’s The Plague had gone the way of dried pasta and toilet roll; there was just a desolate gap on the shelves where the copies had once been.

From The Guardian May 1, 2020

The Plague itself did not destroy the feudal system.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2016

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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