{"product_id":"fall-2","title":"Fall","description":"\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\u003e Jean-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\u003e Albert 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\u003e and \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\u003e If 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\u003e Olivier Todd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44316227567813,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-14-118794-5.jpg?v=1739489079","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/fall-2","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}