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A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers. — Albert Camus

Novel · Philosophical literature

A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers.

In the original French

Une phrase leur suffira pour l'homme moderne: il forniquait et lisait les journaux.

Albert Camus
The Fall · 1956
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Modern life
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Philosophical literature
Medium
Novel
Time
1956
Person
Albert Camus
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Camus, Albert. La Chute [The Fall]. Editions Gallimard, 1956.

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