false<![CDATA[A Happy Death]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676946m/15682.jpg1568212In his first novel, A Happy Death, written when he was in his early twenties and retrieved from his private papers following his death in 1960, Albert Camus laid the foundation for The Stranger, focusing in both works on an Algerian clerk who kills a man in cold blood. But he also revealed himself to an extent that he never would in his later fiction. For if A Happy Death is the study of a rule-bound being shattering the fetters of his existence, it is also a remarkably candid portrait of its author as a young man.<br><br>As the novel follows the protagonist, Patrice Mersault, to his victim's house -- and then, fleeing, in a journey that takes him through stages of exile, hedonism, privation, and death -it gives us a glimpse into the imagination of one of the great writers of the twentieth century. For here is the young Camus himself, in love with the sea and sun, enraptured by women yet disdainful of romantic love, and already formulating the philosophy of action and moral responsibility that would make him central to the thought of our time.<br><br>Translated from the French by Richard Howard15913801973A Happy Deathtotal:948|5:266|4:340|3:265|2:64|1:13|948362614015830falsetrueFri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009Fri Jan 09 22:02:54 -0800 2009Fri Jan 09 22:02:54 -0800 2009 Mersault's killing of Zagreus struck me more as tacit consent by Zagreus to ...more...]]>
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31falsefalseWed Aug 01 09:30:13 -0700 2007Wed Aug 01 13:45:40 -0700 2007 There is a napkin inside between pages 114 & 115 with scribbling most likely intended for a journal. There is no name. It's dated 7/20/72. Here is what it says:
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The text is full of notes, and some parts are unsure, wich makes it hard to read, and definitly not one of my favorite book]]>
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je l'adore... Camus est un de mes favorites qui est un vrai genie...]]>
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A Happy Death is a beautifully written (translated) narrative of Camus’ first novel. It is so simply written that it just flows through you: vivid imagery lingers so sweetly on the tongue, clear and swiftly leaving a wonderful sensation and fascination with the fate of man. It is not so much th...more...]]>
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