A Happy Death by Albert Camus

A Happy Death

Albert Camus with Richard Howard (Translator), Jefferson Mays (Narrator)

4 hours, 38 minutes first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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IIn his first novel, A Happy Death, written when he was in his early 20s 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 ...

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Community Reviews

3.77
based on 1,249 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

dark: 45%

challenging: 33%

emotional: 30%

sad: 20%

inspiring: 18%

hopeful: 13%

mysterious: 13%

adventurous: 12%

tense: 11%

relaxing: 4%

informative: 3%

funny: 2%


Pace

14% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
11% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
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Strong character development?

47% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
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Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
74% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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