"The Last Day of a Condemned Man and Other Prison Writings - Couverture souple

Hugo, Victor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192828908 ISBN 13 : 9780192828903

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1992

Synopsis

Victor Hugo, the shining light of French Romanticism, was an indefatigable campaigner against the death penalty. This unique anthology of his controversial writings on crime and punishment reveals the author's generosity of spirit and his pity for the condemned. However, as always in Hugo, a degree of endearing self-glorification is never absent. The Last Day of a Condemned Man, while not seeking to minimalize its protagonist's responsibility for the murder he has committed, reminds the reader of the mental anguish endured by a man condemned to a cell. Claude Gueux is a documentary account of the martyrdom of a prisoner driven to crime by poverty, and to murder by the casual brutality of a head warder. Also included are Hugo's moving diary entries recording his visits to the prisons of La Roquette and the Conciergerie.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Deeply shocking in its time, The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a profound and moving tale and a vital work of social commentary. 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. But as the hours pass, he knows that he is powerless to change his fate. He must follow the path so many have trod before him—the path that leads to the guillotine.

Biographie de l'auteur

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a French writer, and probably the foremost Romantic writer in his home country. In France, he is most highly regarded for his poetry and dramatic works, whereas abroad he is best known for his novels Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192828908
• ISBN 13: 9780192828903
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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