{"product_id":"2026200007755-secondhand-a-happy-death","title":"A Happy Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten before his celebrated The Stranger, Albert Camus's early philosophical novel chronicles the journey of Patrice Mersault, a young Algerian clerk who commits murder in pursuit of the wealth and freedom he believes are necessary for a truly conscious, happy life. The narrative unfolds with a brooding, introspective intensity as Mersault travels through Europe and North Africa, wrestling with questions of time, solitude, and what it truly means to live on one's own terms. Camus presents this work as a raw, unpolished precursor to his mature Absurdist philosophy, laying bare the tensions between happiness and morality, action and consequence, that would define his later masterpieces. Rich with Mediterranean sensory detail and suffused with a restless, searching tone, the novel illustrates the author's early conviction that happiness is not a passive state but a deliberate, even ruthless, act of will.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839330136283,"sku":"2026200007755-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/708fda1f-d2e8-4289-87b8-86eceb73077d.png?v=1780560664","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007755-secondhand-a-happy-death","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}