by Albert Camus · Folio · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070360109
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«La Chute» is the short novel by Albert Camus, published by Folio in paperback (160 pages, in French).
Set in a bar in Amsterdam, the novel presents Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a former Parisian lawyer who confesses his life. Clamence's monologue probes guilt, innocence, and responsibility based on an episode he witnessed without intervening. The work reflects on morality and the human condition.
Number 10 in the Folio collection. Work originally published in 1956; this edition is from 1972.
Work recommended for readers of twentieth-century French fiction and for those who appreciate philosophical fiction.
Albert Camus was a French philosopher, writer, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history, and the first laureate in literature born in Africa. His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall and The Rebel.
