{"product_id":"the-fall-9780241630778","title":"The Fall","description":"By: Albert Camus   | Series: Penguin Modern Classics \u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA philosophical novel described by fellow existentialist Sartre as 'perhaps the most beautiful and the least understood' of his novels, Albert Camus' \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is translated by Robin Buss in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights in an Amsterdam bar, he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man's disillusionment, Camus's novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - for our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbert Camus (1913-60) is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin. They include \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe First Man. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Camus is remembered as one of the few writers to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond that, his fame has been international.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Jean-Paul Sartre's \u003ci\u003eNausea\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Camus is the accused, his own prosecutor and advocate. The Fall might have been called \"The Last Judgement\" '\u003cbr\u003eOlivier Todd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"GB - Paperback \/ softback (9780141187945)","offer_id":44601756287203,"sku":"DTRPRUK-9780141187945","price":92.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB - Paperback \/ softback (9780241458884)","offer_id":44474913259747,"sku":"DTRPRUK-9780241458884","price":83.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB - Hardback","offer_id":44474127548643,"sku":"DTRPRUK-9780241630778","price":120.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/getimage_a1007fff-b556-4657-8232-b0e603ab59ba.jpg?v=1735558420","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/the-fall-9780241630778","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}