Albert Camus La Muerte Feliz File

Author: Albert Camus (1913–1960) Original French Publication: 1971 (posthumously) Written: 1936–1938 (before The Stranger ) English Translation: A Happy Death (1972, by Richard Howard) 1. Plot Summary The novel follows Patrice Mersault (a name similar to Meursault of The Stranger ) over several years. It is divided into two parts:

| Element | A Happy Death | The Stranger | |---------|----------------|----------------| | Protagonist | Patrice Mersault | Meursault | | Crime | Murders Zagreus for money | Kills an Arab on a beach | | Trial | None | A famous philosophical trial | | Death | Dies of illness, happy | Executed, defiant | | Women | Lucienne & Claire | Marie | | Tone | Romantic, lyrical | Stark, dry, detached | | Ending | “Happy death” – serene acceptance | Angry confrontation with the chaplain | albert camus la muerte feliz