The Fall

Albert Camus. First American edition, second printing. Dust Jacket: Very Good+ An unclipped jacket with original price $3.00 on inside flap. Author photo on rear jacket by Henri Cartier-Besson. The jacket has some general wear with fading on the spine, otherwise, well-preserved. Hardcover: Very Good+ New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. No writing or markings in the book, 147 pp.  The story is set in Amsterdam, consisting of a series of dramatic monologues by the self-proclaimed "judge-penitent" Jean-Baptiste Clamence, as he reflects upon his life to a stranger. In what amounts to a confession, Clamence tells of his success as a wealthy Parisian defense lawyer who was highly respected by his colleagues. His crisis, and his ultimate "fall" from grace, was meant to invoke, in secular terms, the fall of man from the Garden of Eden. The Fall explores themes of innocence, imprisonment, non-existence, and truth. This was the authors fifth book. The book was translated from French by Justin O'Bri