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The Fall is a profound philosophical novel penned by Albert Camus. Summary of the Book This title has a series of monologues by Jean-Baptiste Clamence, the self-proclaimed “judge-penitent”. In the monologues, he reflects upon his own life to a stranger, which makes it a confession. He talks about his follies and accomplishments, and the book continues to explore other themes such as imprisonment, innocence, truth and non-existence. What Jean-Paul Sartre called “perhaps the most beautiful and the least understood” of Camus’ works, The Fall is an enduring novel that brings out the most intense philosophical thoughts of one of the most renowned philosophers of the world. About Albert Camus Albert Camus was born in French Algeria in 1913. He was a Nobel Prize-winning author, philosopher and journalist. He completed his studies at the University of Algiers. He founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement in the year 1949. Camus passed away in a car accident at the age of 46. Some his notable works are The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Rebel, A Happy Death and The First Man.