Is it possible to die A Happy Death? This is the central question Of Camus's astonishing early novel, published posthumously and greeted as a major literary event. It tells the story of a young algerian, mersault, who De...Is it possible to die A Happy Death? This is the central question Of Camus's astonishing early novel, published posthumously and greeted as a major literary event. It tells the story of a young algerian, mersault, who Defies Society's rules by committing a murder and escaping punishment, then experimenting with different ways of life and finally dying a happy man.