A Happy Death (Paperback)

Name: A Happy Death (Paperback)
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SKU: 9788577994793
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Autor: Albert Camus

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Work by one of the most important and representative authors of the 20th century and Nobel Prize winner for Literature in a paperback edition.

In A Happy Death , Albert Camus portrays the pursuit of happiness, as well as the acceptance, understanding, and awareness of death. The author believes that to achieve happiness, one must be independent and free, but also have money; poverty is the condition that prevents a happy life.

This work was the precursor to his most famous book, The Stranger . The protagonist, Patrice Meursault, in The Happy Death shares very similar characteristics with Meursault in The Stranger ; both are French-Algerian and lead a difficult life in an indifferent society. In The Happy Death , the protagonist murders a man in cold blood, and we follow his journey through various phases, including exile, hedonism, deprivation, and death.

Despite his premature death, Albert Camus left a legacy for society and for each individual, illuminating the problems of human consciousness. In this work, the author offers us a glimpse into his philosophy of action and moral responsibility that would make him a central figure in the thought of our time.

ISBN	978-857-799-479-3
Tradutor	Valerie Rumjanek
Altura	180 mm
Largura	120 mm
Profundidade	6 mm
Lançamento	09/02/2017
Páginas	176

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Albert Camus

Albert Camus (Mondovi/Argélia, 1913–Sens/França, 1960) foi um escritor, filósofo, jornalista e ensaísta, reconhecido como uma das vozes mais influentes da literatura e do pensamento do século XX. Laureado com o Prêmio Nobel de Literatura em 1957, o escritor franco-argelino nos leva a refletir sobre o absurdo da existência humana, abordando temas como liberdade, responsabilidade, justiça e solidariedade. Autor de O estrangeiro, O mito de Sísifo e A queda, livros que se tornaram clássicos, Camus produziu uma obra de caráter atemporal, cuja força literária e intelectual continua a dialogar com questões do mundo contemporâneo.

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