A Happy Death - Brossura

Camus, Albert

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ISBN 10: 0141186585 ISBN 13: 9780141186580

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2002

Riassunto

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 A Happy Death is a fascinating first sketch for The Outsider, 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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L'autore:

French novelist, essayist, and playwright. Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a representative of non-metropolitan French literature. His origin in Algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought and work. Among his works, The Plague (1947), The Just (1949) The Fall (1956). He was killed in a road accident in 1960. His last novel, The First Man, unfinished at the time of his death, appeared for the first time in 1994.

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• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0141186585
• ISBN 13: 9780141186580
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 112
• Redattore: Sarocchi Jean