Happy Death
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Book Introduction
The five volumes of the "Chaekseang Camus Complete Works Revised Edition" are being released with new bindings and translations to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Albert Camus's birth in 2023.
Camus's actual debut work and the basis for "The Stranger," which was conceived and written by Camus between 1936 and 1938 but was not published until 1971 after his death.
This work will be a valuable gift to Camus's readers, as it utilizes episodes of the young Camus that can be found in his early prose, such as 'Wedding and Summer'.
Camus's actual debut work and the basis for "The Stranger," which was conceived and written by Camus between 1936 and 1938 but was not published until 1971 after his death.
This work will be a valuable gift to Camus's readers, as it utilizes episodes of the young Camus that can be found in his early prose, such as 'Wedding and Summer'.
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index
Editor's Note
Part 1 Natural Death
Part 2: Conscious Death
Notes and References
The Creation of "A Happy Death"
Author's chronology
Translator's Note
Part 1 Natural Death
Part 2: Conscious Death
Notes and References
The Creation of "A Happy Death"
Author's chronology
Translator's Note
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Into the book
Mersault picked up his bag and opened the door.
The doorknob was shining in the sunlight.
He came out, his head pounding and his mouth burning.
I stepped out the door again and strode out.
At one end of the small square there was no one but a group of young children.
--- p.16
As I felt that everything would be over if I just wrote the date on the letter and pulled the trigger, and as I felt that death was ridiculously easy, my imagination became overly keen, and I realized the terrible aspect of the denial of life to me.
He fell into a deep sleep, still harboring the desire to burn life in majesty and silence.
--- p.64
The sea slowly lapped against the bow of the ship.
The sky was full of stars.
And Mersault, immersed in silence, felt a surge of extreme, profound power to love and praise life, life with its face of tears and sun, life in salt and hot stones, and as he caressed that life, it seemed as if all the forces of love and despair would mingle and blend together.
That was his unparalleled poverty and at the same time his wealth.
--- p.110
The world always says only one thing.
In that patient truth that goes from star to star, a freedom is established, and that freedom frees us from ourselves and others, as in another patient truth that goes from death to death.
--- p.133
"Lucien, you are beautiful.
Nothing else seems to me.
I don't ask for anything more than that.
That's enough for the two of us."
“I know,” she said, turning her back to Patrice.
She was scratching the desk with the tip of a knife.
He came closer and wrapped his arms around her neck.
"Trust me.
There is no great pain, no great regret, no great memories.
Everything, even great love, is eventually forgotten.
That's what makes life sad and exciting.
There is only a certain point of view from which to see things, and that point of view appears from time to time.
That's why it's good to experience great love and unhappy passion in life.
"At least something like that gives us an alibi for the senseless despair that weighs on us."
--- p.147
Right there was the happiness of all his life and death.
He had been looking at death, running wild like a beast, and now he knew that to fear death was to fear life itself.
The fear of death has justified the endless obsession with what is alive and moving within humans.
The doorknob was shining in the sunlight.
He came out, his head pounding and his mouth burning.
I stepped out the door again and strode out.
At one end of the small square there was no one but a group of young children.
--- p.16
As I felt that everything would be over if I just wrote the date on the letter and pulled the trigger, and as I felt that death was ridiculously easy, my imagination became overly keen, and I realized the terrible aspect of the denial of life to me.
He fell into a deep sleep, still harboring the desire to burn life in majesty and silence.
--- p.64
The sea slowly lapped against the bow of the ship.
The sky was full of stars.
And Mersault, immersed in silence, felt a surge of extreme, profound power to love and praise life, life with its face of tears and sun, life in salt and hot stones, and as he caressed that life, it seemed as if all the forces of love and despair would mingle and blend together.
That was his unparalleled poverty and at the same time his wealth.
--- p.110
The world always says only one thing.
In that patient truth that goes from star to star, a freedom is established, and that freedom frees us from ourselves and others, as in another patient truth that goes from death to death.
--- p.133
"Lucien, you are beautiful.
Nothing else seems to me.
I don't ask for anything more than that.
That's enough for the two of us."
“I know,” she said, turning her back to Patrice.
She was scratching the desk with the tip of a knife.
He came closer and wrapped his arms around her neck.
"Trust me.
There is no great pain, no great regret, no great memories.
Everything, even great love, is eventually forgotten.
That's what makes life sad and exciting.
There is only a certain point of view from which to see things, and that point of view appears from time to time.
That's why it's good to experience great love and unhappy passion in life.
"At least something like that gives us an alibi for the senseless despair that weighs on us."
--- p.147
Right there was the happiness of all his life and death.
He had been looking at death, running wild like a beast, and now he knew that to fear death was to fear life itself.
The fear of death has justified the endless obsession with what is alive and moving within humans.
--- p.188
Publisher's Review
Albert Camus, the intellectual of the 20th century
Experience the spirit of absurdity and rebellion vividly conveyed to modern readers of the 21st century!
In the 20th century, after two world wars, the world was materially devastated, and the belief that science and reason could benefit humanity collapsed, leaving many people feeling disillusioned with life.
Camus acknowledged the finiteness of life ('absurdity'), but recommended 'rebellion' that affirms life as fiercely as possible within its boundaries.
In the 21st century, material abundance has increased and science and reason have advanced, but with materialism and social conflict deepening, many people still feel disillusioned with life.
That is why Camus's 'rebellious optimism' of the 20th century is still relevant to modern readers of the 21st century.
“How can I face death happily?”
This is a novel that was Camus's actual debut work and was published after his death.
The legend of "The Stranger" and the historical starting point of the philosophy of "absurdity"!
Before 『The Stranger』, which made Camus a comet in the French literary world, there was 『A Happy Death』.
This novel, written and conceived between 1936 and 1938, was buried in Camus's drawer until 11 years after Camus's sudden death in an accident, when it was finally published after discussions between Camus's bereaved family and the Gallimard publishing house.
Editor Gallimard stated:
“When we love an author or study his world deeply, we often want to know everything about him.
(Omitted) For example, it was considered an excessive overreach to not give readers who wanted to read 『A Happy Death』 the opportunity to read it.”
In 『A Happy Death』, traces of the young Camus before he wrote 『The Stranger』 can be seen.
The 'house before the world' that appears in the novel was actually the space where Camus consoled himself from his unhappy marriage with Simone Ié, and the name of the novel's main character, Mersault, resembles Meursault from 'The Stranger'.
In particular, there are several versions of the manuscript for this book, and this book allows readers to get a feel for Camus as a novelist who frequently revised his work by comparing the first and final drafts.
Camus does not give a direct answer to the question of 'happy death', which is the main topic of this work.
Mersault sets out on a journey to find happiness, but eventually faces his fate: death.
In this way, by including Mersault's thoughts on the process of moving from 'happiness' to 'death', Camus brings out his own thoughts on 'happy death' and the concept of 'absurdity' that runs through his world of works.
For readers who have traced the origins of Camus's thinking as a thinker and novelist, this book will be a valuable gift.
The original, the complete, the fundamental!
The Complete Works of Albert Camus, a book that contains everything about Camus.
The most complete way to experience Camus's essence would be to read his works in French, but this is realistically difficult for Korean readers.
The complete works of Albert Camus, published by Chaeksesang, were translated by Professor Kim Hwa-young, Korea's foremost Camus expert, and the Pleiades edition of the complete works (Œuvres completes) published by the French publisher Gallimard, recognized as the definitive edition of Camus's works, was used as the script, focusing on fully conveying the world of Camus's works to Korean readers.
Among the complete works of Camus translated into many languages around the world, the edition published by Professor Emeritus Kim Hwa-young's Chaeksesang is the only one in which a single translator translated all the volumes.
In 1987, Book World signed an exclusive publishing contract with France's Gallimard for the complete works of Albert Camus, and published a total of 20 volumes of the complete works of Albert Camus over 23 years, from "Marriage and Summer" (1987) to "Current Affairs Review" (2009), translated by Professor Kim Hwa-young, Korea's leading Camus expert.
Since Camus's posthumous copyright expired in 2011, various domestic publishers have published his representative works in various translations, but as of 2023, only Chaeksesang has published a complete collection.
The revised edition of the Complete Works of Albert Camus, which was launched in 2023 to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Albert Camus, is a complete translation of the original text and depicts the most accurate path to approaching Camus' fundamental themes.
· The Hitchhiker's Guide to Albert Camus
https://bit.ly/3S80INr
Experience the spirit of absurdity and rebellion vividly conveyed to modern readers of the 21st century!
In the 20th century, after two world wars, the world was materially devastated, and the belief that science and reason could benefit humanity collapsed, leaving many people feeling disillusioned with life.
Camus acknowledged the finiteness of life ('absurdity'), but recommended 'rebellion' that affirms life as fiercely as possible within its boundaries.
In the 21st century, material abundance has increased and science and reason have advanced, but with materialism and social conflict deepening, many people still feel disillusioned with life.
That is why Camus's 'rebellious optimism' of the 20th century is still relevant to modern readers of the 21st century.
“How can I face death happily?”
This is a novel that was Camus's actual debut work and was published after his death.
The legend of "The Stranger" and the historical starting point of the philosophy of "absurdity"!
Before 『The Stranger』, which made Camus a comet in the French literary world, there was 『A Happy Death』.
This novel, written and conceived between 1936 and 1938, was buried in Camus's drawer until 11 years after Camus's sudden death in an accident, when it was finally published after discussions between Camus's bereaved family and the Gallimard publishing house.
Editor Gallimard stated:
“When we love an author or study his world deeply, we often want to know everything about him.
(Omitted) For example, it was considered an excessive overreach to not give readers who wanted to read 『A Happy Death』 the opportunity to read it.”
In 『A Happy Death』, traces of the young Camus before he wrote 『The Stranger』 can be seen.
The 'house before the world' that appears in the novel was actually the space where Camus consoled himself from his unhappy marriage with Simone Ié, and the name of the novel's main character, Mersault, resembles Meursault from 'The Stranger'.
In particular, there are several versions of the manuscript for this book, and this book allows readers to get a feel for Camus as a novelist who frequently revised his work by comparing the first and final drafts.
Camus does not give a direct answer to the question of 'happy death', which is the main topic of this work.
Mersault sets out on a journey to find happiness, but eventually faces his fate: death.
In this way, by including Mersault's thoughts on the process of moving from 'happiness' to 'death', Camus brings out his own thoughts on 'happy death' and the concept of 'absurdity' that runs through his world of works.
For readers who have traced the origins of Camus's thinking as a thinker and novelist, this book will be a valuable gift.
The original, the complete, the fundamental!
The Complete Works of Albert Camus, a book that contains everything about Camus.
The most complete way to experience Camus's essence would be to read his works in French, but this is realistically difficult for Korean readers.
The complete works of Albert Camus, published by Chaeksesang, were translated by Professor Kim Hwa-young, Korea's foremost Camus expert, and the Pleiades edition of the complete works (Œuvres completes) published by the French publisher Gallimard, recognized as the definitive edition of Camus's works, was used as the script, focusing on fully conveying the world of Camus's works to Korean readers.
Among the complete works of Camus translated into many languages around the world, the edition published by Professor Emeritus Kim Hwa-young's Chaeksesang is the only one in which a single translator translated all the volumes.
In 1987, Book World signed an exclusive publishing contract with France's Gallimard for the complete works of Albert Camus, and published a total of 20 volumes of the complete works of Albert Camus over 23 years, from "Marriage and Summer" (1987) to "Current Affairs Review" (2009), translated by Professor Kim Hwa-young, Korea's leading Camus expert.
Since Camus's posthumous copyright expired in 2011, various domestic publishers have published his representative works in various translations, but as of 2023, only Chaeksesang has published a complete collection.
The revised edition of the Complete Works of Albert Camus, which was launched in 2023 to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Albert Camus, is a complete translation of the original text and depicts the most accurate path to approaching Camus' fundamental themes.
· The Hitchhiker's Guide to Albert Camus
https://bit.ly/3S80INr
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: November 7, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 284 pages | 318g | 128*200*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791159319013
- ISBN10: 1159319014
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