A Happy Death A Happy Death is a novel by Absurdist French writer-philosopher Albert Camus. The existentialist topic of the book is the “will to happiness,” the conscious creation of one's happiness, and the need of time to do so.
“People don’t love each other at our age, Marthe— they please each other, that’s all. Later on, when you’re old and impotent, you can love someone. At our age, you just think you do. That’s all it is.”