A Happy Death by Albert Camus games Helen Farish won the Forward

Helen Farish won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection for Intimates (2005)

inspired by news of a rebellion against the Stuart kings

when they walked out of the world of student debates onto the national stage

With charming illustrations and easy-to-follow panelled storytelling

In the bitter final months of the Second World War

A Happy Death by Albert Camus games Helen Farish won the ForwardIs 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. In many ways A Happy Death is a fascinating first sketch for The Outsider, but it can