{"product_id":"fall","title":"Fall - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eA philosophical novel described by fellow existentialist Sartre as 'perhaps the most beautiful and the least understood' of his novels, Albert Camus'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis translated by Robin Buss in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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 ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoyed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Jean-Paul Sartre's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNausea\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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 Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32146497077314,"sku":"","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/products\/504.jpg?v=1591707386","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/fall","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}