515 The Plague by Albert Camus (with Alice Kaplan and Laura Marris) | My Last Book with Alison Strayer
The History of Literature
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The Stranger: A Palimpsest of Pandemic Life
Alice Kaplan and Laura Maris are co-authors of States of Plague, which examines Albert Camus' novel as a palimpsest of pandemic life. When did he become sort of the focus of your scholarship? Would you say that he's been the focus or is he one figure among many? Alice: "The stranger was the first French novel I ever read"
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