The Fall

"The Fall" is the last completed novella by A. Camus. In trying to answer the eternal question: "What is the meaning of human existence?", the writer chooses the form of a monologue-confession of the hero. Camus exposes the most terrible human vices that cannot be condemned by the court as an instance but contradict virtue. The main character of the novella, having realized himself as a hypocrite and a sinner, does not deny his essence but finds justification for continuing his accustomed life…