''Révolte dans les Asturies'' (in English: ''Revolt in Asturias'') with the subtitle ''collective creation test'', is a theatrical play, written collectively by

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the s ...

, Jeanne-Paule Sicard, Yves Bourgeois and Alfred Poignant, in 1935. It was published in 1936 by

Edmond Charlot Edmond Charlot (1915–2004) was a Algerians in France, French-Algerian publisher and editor. He is best known for his friendship with Albert Camus and for being his first publisher. Biography Edmond Charlot was born on 15 February 1915 in Alg ...

. It describes the workers' uprising of 1934 in Asturias.Révolte dans les Asturies d'Albert Camus - Théâtre Rural d

Plot

''Revolt in Asturias'' describes the workers' insurrection of 1934, in

Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...

. The miners' revolt began in Mieres, on the night of October 5, 1934. The center-right government of the second Spanish Republic called in the army. The repression, on October 19, caused between 1500 and 2000 victims, including 300 to 400 soldiers. laborers were imprisoned.

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