Title: The Fall
Author: Albert Camus
Pages: 147
Genre: Philosophy
Synopsis:
Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a successful Parisian barrister, has come to recognize the deep-seated hypocrisy of his existence. His epigrammatic and, above all, discomforting monologue gradually saps, then undermines, the reader’s own complacency.
(from Goodreads)
My Thoughts:
This is one of my quickest reads all this year. I managed to read this book within a day. The Fall by Albert Camus gives us the story of Jean-Baptiste Clamence as he reflects over his life to a stranger and it ends up being a confession. He is a fascinating character as he used to be a lawyer who prided himself on honour and justice but then realized that he was living hypocritically and now spends most of his time at a bar. The story of Jean-Baptiste tells us of the human condition: How are we to live?
This book, despite it being very short leaves you with very big questions such as: How to live authentically? What to do with your freedom? This was a tough book for me to read as while it was very quick it definitely raised the sort of questions that you’ve come to expect from Albert Camus. I’m still trying to find the right interpretation of this book! That’s how thought-provoking this book is!
If you want to have a quick read to make you ask thought-provoking questions about life and the human condition or are a fan of Existentialism/Absurdism Philosophy. You should definitely give this a read.
Rating:
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