The Fall
by Albert Camus
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Author: Albert CamusEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1991-05-07
ISBN: 0679720227
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: Bleak but Beautiful
Summary: 4 Stars
Bleak but beautiful, The Fall is one of those books that reveals humans for what they are. The lawyer protagonist has worked all his life for justice, but to what end? He would like to believe that he has a selfless interest in downtrodden people and lofty ideals, but as the book progresses he is forced to confront his hypocrisy. He works hard ultimately for himself, he enjoys the public image of himself as a selfless person. The realization tortures him, and to resolve the hypocrisy he stops all his charitable endeavors and hurls himself into a life of selfish pleasure. But can any of us claim true selflessness? Camus is of course a master at showing us the hypocrisy and ridiculousness lurking under our highest ideals, and this book is no exception.
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