“When I look at my life and its secret colours, I feel like bursting into tears.”
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A Happy Death
Is it possible to die a happy death?This is the central question of Camus's astonishing early novel, published posthumously and greeted as a major literary event. It tells the story of a young Algerian, Mersault, who defies society's rules by committing a murder and escaping punishment, then experimenting with different ways of life and finally dying a happy man. In many ways <i>A Happy Death</i> is a fascinating first sketch for <i>The Outsider</i>, but it can also be seen as a candid self-portrait, drawing on Camus's memories of his youth, travels and early relationships. It is infused with lyrical descriptions of the sun-drenched Algiers of his childhood - the place where, eventually, Mersault is able to find peace and die 'without anger, without hatred, without regret'.
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“I feel like getting married, or committing suicide, or subscribing to L'Illustration. Something desperate, you know.”
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“Believe me there is no such thing as great suffering, great regret, great memory....everything is forgotten, even a great love. That's what's sad about life, and also what's wonderful about...”
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“What did it matter if he existed for two or for twenty years? Happiness was the fact that he had existed.”
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“He knew now that it was his own will to happiness which must make the next move. But if he was to do so, he realized that he must come to terms with time, that to have time was at once the m...”
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“There's the risk of being loved...and that would keep me from being happy.”
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