Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné

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Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné

by Victor Hugo

FR·~3 hours·142 chapters

Chapters

142 total
1

OEUVRES COMPLÈTES - DE - VICTOR HUGO - XIX - ROMAN II - ÉDITION DÉFINITIVE D'APRES LES MANUSCRITS ORIGINAUX - LE DERNIER JOUR D'UN CONDAMNÉ

49:20
2

UNE COMÉDIE A PROPOS D'UNE TRAGÉDIE

0:23
3

PERSONNAGES : - MADAME DE BLINVAL. LE CHEVALIER. ERGASTE. UN POÈTE ÉLÉGIAQUE. UN PHILOSOPHE. UN GROS MONSIEUR. UN MONSIEUR MAIGRE. DES FEMMES. UN LAQUAIS.

0:33
4

TOUT L'AUDITOIRE.

0:04
5

MADAME DE BLINVAL.

0:15
6

LE POÈTE ÉLÉGIAQUE.

0:09
7

LE CHEVALIER.

0:35
8

LE POÈTE ÉLÉGIAQUE.

0:02
9

LE CHEVALIER.

0:15
10

LE POÈTE ÉLÉGIAQUE.

0:03

Description

In this intimate, first‑person narrative a nameless prisoner spends his last hours confronting the stark reality of the scaffold. Through a steady stream of thoughts, memories and questions, he lays bare the fear, the regrets and the fleeting moments of clarity that accompany a life about to end. The prose moves between the bleak surroundings of a prison cell and the broader moral debate about the very existence of capital punishment.

As the day unfolds, the condemned’s reflections become a powerful meditation on justice, humanity and the weight of society’s judgments. Readers are invited to hear the echo of a voice that, while rooted in a single experience, speaks for every soul caught in the machinery of law. The narrative’s raw honesty and lyrical intensity make it a compelling invitation to reconsider how we view punishment and mercy.

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Language

fr

Duration

~3 hours (197K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

1802–1885

One of the giants of French literature, this poet, novelist, and playwright helped define Romanticism and gave the world enduring classics like Notre-Dame de Paris and Les Misérables. His life was shaped by both literary ambition and political conviction, which gives his work unusual force and feeling.

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