Caligula, suivi de Le malentendu

by Albert Camus

First published 1900 · English · 168 pages

  • Drama
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A volume of two plays. Caligula portrays the young Roman emperor who, after the death of someone he loves, decides to use absolute power to pursue freedom and logic to their limits, with cruel results for those around him.

The Misunderstanding is a dark drama set in a remote inn in Central Europe, where a mother and daughter live in hope of escaping to a sunnier land. The arrival of a stranger brings a tragic failure of communication. Both plays explore the absurd, human isolation and the cost of acting without understanding.

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