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Albert Camus
Albert Camus, photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
The Fall, published in 1956 by Albert Camus, is structured as a one-sided conversation that takes place over the course of several days in an Amsterdam bar.1
The narrative features an unidentified stranger listening to Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a former Parisian lawyer. While the dialogue begins as a personal confession of Clamence's own deeds, it evolves to address broader themes, including the human dilemma, alienation, and the inadequacy of traditional values.1