Albert Camus’ two masterpieces — the novel «The Plague» and the play «Misunderstanding» — are united by the themes of freedom and choice, a person’s awareness of his own impotence in the face of cruel fate.
The cold chronicle of the plague epidemic in the Algerian resort town turns into a tragic and frightening parable about the mortal danger that awakens all the best — or worse in the human soul. And everyone faces a choice: to fight for life, to look for a way out, or to come to terms with the rule of the plague and inevitable death.
The drama «Misunderstanding» is written in full accordance with the Aristotelian laws of «ideal tragedy». What is a person ready to go for the sake of money? And can he find a fulcrum, the true meaning of life in a world full of mutual misunderstanding and alienation? ..
© Editions Gallimard, Paris, 1947, 1958
© Translation. N. Zharkova, heirs, 2014
© Translation. M. Vaksmacher, heirs, 2014
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