The Plague

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Camus’ The Plague is set in Oran, and with this connection in mind he christens his new series of unflinching depictions of massacre.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

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

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

Notably, the research found that titles regarding fictional epidemics, such as Albert Camus' The Plague, and The Viral Storm, by Nathan D. Wolfe are seeing increased sales.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2020

Played this game called The Plague, which I did not participate in, by the way!

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio