Is La Peste (1942) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 58 / 100 (slightly WOKE-leaning). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Albert Camus, 1942.
14 votes: 50% WOKE, 50% CHUD.
Why: Camus allegory of occupation and resistance against tyranny
The Plague (French: La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that tells the story of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. It asks a number of questions relating to the nature of destiny and the human condition. The characters in the book, ranging from doctors to vacationers to fugitives, all help to show the effects the plague has on a populace.