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The Last Day of a Condemned Man (French: Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné) is a novella by Victor Hugo first published in 1829. It recounts the thoughts of a man condemned to die. Victor Hugo wrote this novel to express his feelings that the death penalty should be abolished.
- Victor Hugo
- 1829
A man vilified by society and condemned to death for his crime wakes every morning knowing that this day might be his last. With the hope for release his only comfort, he spends his hours recounting his life and the time before his imprisonment.
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Nov 18, 2019 · The last day of a condemned man. by. Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Publication date. 2002. Topics. Capital punishment -- Fiction, Prisoners -- France -- Fiction. Publisher. London : Hesperus.
Sep 14, 2020 · Internet Archive. Language. English. 132 pages ; 20 cm. "This translation ... has been made from the French edition Le dernier jour d'un condamné ; suivi de, Claude Gueux ; et de, L'affaire Tapner (Paris: Livre de Poche, 1999), with a preface by Robert Badinter and a commentary and notes by Guy Rosa."--Page 101, Notes on the text.
The Last Day of a Condemned Man. Deeply shocking in its time, this is a profound and moving tale and a vital work of social commentary. A man vilified by society and condemned to death for...
"A first-person diary of a prisoner’s final day before being executed for an unspecified crime, Victor Hugo’s poignant tale vividly conveys the mental anguish of a man confronted with the intransigent mechanism of justice, as his mind seeks refuge in recollections from his past and philosophical musings on his inevitable fate.
A vocal opponent to the barbarity of the guillotine, Hugo attempted to arouse compassion in the service of justice. This tale distills his beliefs and offers a highly significant contribution to the ongoing debate over the death penalty.
