During a performance of Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice in this novel, the lead actor collapses and dies, leading to a mass exodus from the theater.
Two characters in this novel argue about whether or not man is an idea after an assertion that another character is capable of dying for an idea. During a performance of Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice in this novel, the lead actor collapses and dies, leading to a mass exodus from the theater. In this novel, a priest gives a sermon describing the death of an innocent child as the will of God. A character in this novel named Tarrou keeps a diary including observations of an old man who spits at cats from his balcony. Its other characters include the writer Joseph Grand, who cannot get past the first sentence of his book, Raymond Rambert, and Cottard. For 10 points, name this novel in which Dr. Rieux tries to combat an epidemic in Oran, a work of Albert Camus.
Two characters in this novel argue about whether or not man is an idea after an assertion that another character is capable of dying for an idea.
The Plague [or La Peste]