The last day for the condemned to death

The novel "The Last Day of a Condemned Man" is definitely a novel ahead of its time, in which Hugo, the liberal writer, affirms his firm belief in the necessity of abolishing the death penalty and replacing it with punishments that do not irreparably end life. The novel was published in translation by Jirjis Fattah Allah by Dar Al-Jamal as part of a distinguished collection of novels that includes several classics of world literature. A brief about "The Last Day of a Condemned Man" Condemned!... And why not? All people are condemned to death... So what has changed in my situation then? How many people have passed away expecting a long, predetermined time? How many of those who went before me were looking forward to the day their head would fall? How many will die from this hour onward while they are still alive and well? ... Then why do I want to stay alive? The black prison bread and the thin soup brought with the condemned, the rough treatment, the brutal treatment that leaves me submissive to the orders of the guards and their locks... That is all the executioner can take from me... Oh, and yet it is terrible! An unparalleled monodramatic tragedy in its power and most beautiful form, it is one of Victor Hugo's earliest prose novels. It is an eternal revolution against the death penalty imposed by the laws of some countries, a topic that was dear to the author's heart, to the extent that alongside this enjoyable novel, he wrote poignant and eloquent appeals about abolishing the death penalty as one of the pillars of (global liberal thought). Quotes from the book "The Last Day of a Condemned Man" The only way to lessen the severity of pain is to record it.