“This figure, which gave a clear meaning to the daily spectacle that everyone in town had in front of their eyes, disconcerted them even more. Up to then people had merely complaine about a rather disgusting accident. Now they saw that there was something threatening in this phenomenon, the extent and origin of which was not yet clear to them.” DeathRatsFrenchNobel PrizePandemicsCamus1940sThe PlagueOran Author:Camus Albert