Albert Camus - La Chute - 1956

Charming numbered edition 4721 in red cloth binding with gilt title, after the Massin design, of this philosophic novel of great psychological intensity -

It takes the form of a long monologue in which Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a former brilliant Paris lawyer, respected and admired for his eloquence, apparent generosity, and commitment to the oppressed, tells to a silent interlocutor the story of his life, his moral decline, and the gradual discovery of his fundamental hypocrisy -

The action unfolds primarily in bars and along the quays of Amsterdam, a misty, damp city crisscrossed by canals, whose dark and labyrinthine atmosphere symbolizes the narrator's inner confinement, his guilt, and his inability to regain any innocence -

Clamence recounts that he was once a fulfilled man, recognized in Parisian legal circles, happy with his reputation as an altruist, always ready to defend the weak, to perform generous acts, and to receive the praise of those around him, convinced he possessed moral superiority over other men -

Albert Camus - The Fall - 1956 - Gallimard -
170 pages

Very good condition of the binding, the work in its full red cloth binding with gilt title after Massin's design, light signs of wear, smooth spine titled in gold letters, as well as the front cover, rules stamped in blind framing the covers –

Very good interior condition, title page printed in green and black, edition numbered at 5100 copies, this one numbered 4721, green endpapers in good condition, fresh interior, fine copy –

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