decided to distance himself from the Algerian War as he found the mental burden too heavy. He turned to theatre and the third cycle which was about love and the goddess Nemesis. Two of Camus's works were published posthumously. The first entitled La mort heureuse (A Happy Death) (1970), features a character named Patrice Mersault, comparable to The Strangers Meursault. There is scholarly debate about the relationship between the two books. The second was an unfinished novel, Le Premier homme (The First Man) (1995), which Camus was writing before he died. It was an autobiographical work about his childhood in Algeria and its publication in 1994 sparked a widespread reconsideration of Camus's allegedly unrepentant colonialism. Political stance Camus was a moralist; he claimed morality should guide politics. While he did not deny that morals change over time, he rejected the classical Marxist view that historical material relations define morality. Camus was also strongly critical of Marxism-Leninism, especially in the case of the Soviet Union, which he considered totalitarian. Camus rebuked those sympathetic to the Soviet model and their "decision to call total servitude freedom". A proponent of libertarian socialism, he claimed the USSR was not socialist, and the United States was not liberal. His critique of the USSR caused him to clash with others on the political left, most notably with his on-again, off-again friend Jean-Paul Sartre. Active in the French Resistance to the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, Camus wrote for and edited the Resistance journal Combat. Of the French collaboration with the German occupiers, he wrote: "Now the only moral value is courage, which is useful here for judging the puppets and chatterboxes who pretend to speak in the name of the people." After France's liberation, Camus remarked, "This country does not need a Talleyrand, but a Saint-Just." The reality of the postwar tribunals soon changed his mind: Camus publicly reversed himself and became a lifelong opponent of capital punishment. Camus had anarchist sympathies, which intensified in the 1950s, when he came to believe that the Soviet model was morally bankrupt. Camus was firmly against any kind of exploitation, authority, property, the State, and centralization. He, however, opposed revolution, separating the rebel from the revolutionary and believing that the belief in "absolute truth", most often assuming the guise of history or reason, inspires the revolutionary and leads to tragic results. He believed that rebellion is
{
        'QUESTION: What happened after Albert Camus decided to distance himself from the Algerian War?': 'ANSWER: After deciding to distance himself from the Algerian War due to the mental burden it brought, Albert Camus turned to theatre and focused on the third cycle, which was about love and the goddess Nemesis.',
        'QUESTION: How many of Camus\'s works were published posthumously?': 'ANSWER: Two of Camus\'s works were published posthumously.',
        'QUESTION: Who was Patrice Mersault in one of Camus\'s posthumous publications?': 'ANSWER: In the posthumous publication “La mort heureux” (A Happy Death), Patrice Mersault is a character compared to The Stranger’s Meursault.',
        'QUESTION: What was the main difference between the two books featuring Patrice Mersault?': 'ANSWER: The main difference between the two books is that “La mort heureux” (A Happy Death) presents a more optimistic outlook than “L’Étranger”, which focuses on existentialism and nihilism.',
        'QUESTION: What was Camus\'s stance on politics?': 'ANSWER: Camus believed that morality should guide politics, rejecting the idea that historical material relations determine morality. He criticized both communism and capitalism, considering them flawed systems.',
        'QUESTION: Why did Camus reverse his opinion on capital punishment?': 'ANSWER: Initially supporting capital punishment, Camus changed his mind following the reality of postwar tribunals. He then became a lifelong opponent of capital punishment.',
        'QUESTION: What were Camus\'s views on revolutions?': 'ANSWER: Camus distinguished between rebellions and revolutions, opposing the latter. He argued that the pursuit of absolute truth often led to disastrous consequences in revolutions.',
        'QUESTION: Which literary movement did Camus participate in during WWII?': 'ANSWER: During World War II, Camus participated in the French Resistance and contributed to the resistance journal called Combat.',
        'QUESTION: What was Camus\'s stance on the Soviet Union?': 'ANSWER: Camus was critical of the Soviet Union, viewing it as morally bankrupt and not representative of true socialism.',
        'QUESTION: Did Camus ever have disagreements with other prominent figures on the political left?': 'ANSWER: Yes, Camus frequently clashed with fellow intellectual Jean-Paul Sartre due to ideological differences.'
    }