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The Last Day of a Condemned Man

Name: The Last Day of a Condemned Man
Author: Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Original title Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné (French, 1829)

The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a short novel by Victor Hugo first published in 1829. The novel 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.

“But secondly you say 'society must exact vengeance, and society must punish'. Wrong on both counts. Vengeance comes from the individual and punishment from God.”

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