Victor Hugo: The Last Day of a Condemned Man, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Last Day of a Condemned Man
Buch
- Translation:
- Christopher Moncrieff
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury USA, 04/2022
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781847498700
- Item number:
- 10321005
- Volume:
- 101 Pages
- Weight:
- 454 g
- Format:
- 198 x 129 mm
- Thickness:
- 25 mm
- Release date:
- 12.4.2022
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
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Blurb
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.
As relevant today as when it was first published in 1829, The Last Day of a Condemned Man is an eloquent plea for compassion and a masterpiece of realist fiction. This edition includes the Preface to the 1832 edition of the book, a manifest of Hugo's personal opinions, 'A Comedy about a Tragedy' and 'Claude Gueux', an early example of "true crime" fiction.
Biography (Victor Hugo)
Victor Hugo (1802-1885), der große Literat der französischen Hochromantik, musste 1851 Frankreich verlassen und lebte bis 1870 in Belgien, Jersey und Guernsey. Die Jahre im Exil wurden zu seiner literarisch fruchtbarsten Zeit.
Victor Hugo
The Last Day of a Condemned Man
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