The Fall

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The Fall is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus that presents a confessional monologue exploring guilt, judgment, and the absurd through the reflections of a former Parisian lawyer in Amsterdam.

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The Fall canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ
author Albert Camus ⓘ
authorNationality French ⓘ
centralTheme confession ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
judgment ⓘ
moral hypocrisy ⓘ
responsibility ⓘ
self-deception ⓘ
the absurd ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
explores moral responsibility ⓘ
self-judgment ⓘ
the burden of guilt ⓘ
the human condition ⓘ
the impossibility of innocence ⓘ
the nature of judgment ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1956 ⓘ
form extended monologue ⓘ
genre existentialist fiction ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslation Yes ⓘ
hasForm book ⓘ
languageOfEnglishEdition English ⓘ
literaryMovement Absurdism ⓘ
Existentialism ⓘ
linked to: existentialism
literaryPeriod post-World War II literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Jean-Baptiste Clamence ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
narrativeForm monologue ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableEnglishTranslator Justin O'Brien ⓘ
linked to: Justin O’Brien
originalLanguage French ⓘ
originalTitle La Chute ⓘ
partOfAuthorOeuvre Albert Camus philosophical works ⓘ
philosophicalConcept existential guilt ⓘ
judgment of others ⓘ
the absurd ⓘ
protagonistFormerResidence Paris ⓘ
protagonistOccupation lawyer ⓘ
publisher Gallimard ⓘ
setting Amsterdam ⓘ
settingDetail bars of Amsterdam ⓘ
structure confessional monologue ⓘ
timePeriodOfPublication 20th century ⓘ
workAfter The Rebel ⓘ
workBefore The Plague ⓘ

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Albert Camus → notableWork → The Fall ⓘ
La Chute → translatedTitle → The Fall ⓘ