Name: The Last day of a Condemned Man: Victor Hugo (Alma Classics 101 Pages)
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Author: Victor Hugo
ISBN: 9781847498700

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Victor Hugo

Translated by

Christopher Moncrieff

Publisher

Alma Books

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

101

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 12.6 x 1.2 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN13

9781847498700

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Last day of a Condemned Man: Victor Hugo (Alma Classics 101 Pages)"

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.

Victor Hugo

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(1802 - 1885) Poeta, dramaturgo y novelista francés. Comenzó a escribir poesía y obras de teatro desde joven y llegó a convertirse en el máximo exponente del Romanticismo francés y maestro del movimiento en el mundo. Entre los años 1829-1843 escribió libros de gran éxito. Victor Hugo también destacó como activista político y social, luchando por los derechos humanos y la justicia.

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