The Plague by Albert Camus

Opening Sentence:The unusual events described in this chronicle occurred in 194-, at Oran.
Synopsis:The Plague, which won the Prix des Critiques in 1947, is considered by many to be the author's finest book. It has been described as a 'metaphysical novel the machinery of which can be compared to a Sophoclean tragedy. The plague in question afflicted Oran in the 1940's; and on one plane the book is a straightforward narrative. Into it, however, can be read all Camus's native anxieties, centred on the idea of plague as a symbol.' The symbol is that of the German occupation of France against which Camus fought so heroically during the war.
Genre:Fiction
Rating:@@
Pages:388
ISBN:o-7089-8192-5
Year:1984
Format:Hardcover
Comments:This is an incredibly boring book. I laboured all the way to part three in the hopes it would improve, but I was sorely disappointed. The language is too dense and the style is condescending - I feel as though I'm being talked down to. The blurb states that this book is supposed to be a metaphor for the German occupation of France - I simply cannot see it. anyhow, this is not a book I would recommend.