''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, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...

, Jeanne-Paule Sicard, Yves Bourgeois and Alfred Poignant, in 1935. It was published in 1936 by Edmond Charlot. It describes the workers' uprising of 1934 in Asturias.Révolte dans les Asturies d'Albert Camus - Théâtre Rural d

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

Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in nor ...

. 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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