La Chute
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La Chute is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus that presents a dramatic monologue of a former Parisian lawyer reflecting on guilt, judgment, and the human condition.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
existentialist literature
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novel ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| author | Albert Camus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
confession
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fall ⓘ judgment of others ⓘ self-judgment ⓘ |
| containsElement | extended monologue in a bar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
freedom and responsibility
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moral complicity ⓘ original sin (metaphorical) ⓘ the role of the judge-penitent ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| followsInCamusOeuvre | The Plague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | short novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole | judge-penitent ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
existential novel
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philosophical fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later existential and postmodern fiction ⓘ |
| hasNarratorNationality | French ⓘ |
| hasNarratorOccupation | former lawyer ⓘ |
| hasStructure | series of monologues over several nights ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramatic monologue ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century French literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jean-Baptiste Clamence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notablePlaceInText | Mexico City bar in Amsterdam GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Chute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Albert Camus's later works ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent |
absurdism
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existentialism ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
existential despair
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guilt ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ judgment ⓘ responsibility ⓘ the human condition ⓘ |
| publisher | Gallimard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Amsterdam
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
| textType | prose ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Fall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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