The Plague
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The Plague of Athens was a disease caused by Salmonella entericaserovar typhi that killed one- quarter of Athenian troops in 430 BC.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Notably, the research found that titles regarding fictional epidemics, such as Albert Camus' The Plague, and The Viral Storm, by Nathan D. Wolfe are seeing increased sales.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2020
I reread The Plague last week, in between necking paracetamol and arguing on Twitter.
From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2020
Counterintuitive as it may sound, people fearing the coronavirus are buying up copies of Albert Camus’ The Plague, Stephen King’s The Stand, and Dean Koontz’s The Eyes of Darkness.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2020
Played this game called The Plague, which I did not participate in, by the way!
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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