The last day of a condemned man
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Author
Contributors
Moncrieff, Christopher, translator.
Published
London : Alma Classics, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
New edition.
ISBN
9781847498700, 1847498701
Physical Desc
xxxiv, 101 pages ; 20 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Tower Road Branch - Adult Fiction | FICTION HUGO,V | Reshelving |
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Published
London : Alma Classics, 2021.
Edition
New edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781847498700, 1847498701
Notes
General Note
"These translation of The Last Day of a Condemned Man and Claude Gueux 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)"--Page 93.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"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."--,Provided by publisher.
Language
In English, translated from French.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hugo, V., & Moncrieff, C. (2021). The last day of a condemned man (New edition.). Alma Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 and Christopher, Moncrieff. 2021. The Last Day of a Condemned Man. Alma Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 and Christopher, Moncrieff. The Last Day of a Condemned Man Alma Classics, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hugo, Victor, and Christopher Moncrieff. The Last Day of a Condemned Man New edition., Alma Classics, 2021.
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