The Last Day of a Condemned Man

Interesting Facts

• The book is written in the form of a diary, where the protagonist describes his last six weeks before execution.
• The work is one of the first in literature where the author openly opposes the death penalty.
• The main character remains unnamed, emphasizing the universality of his suffering and making him a symbol of all those condemned to death.
• Victor Hugo used the book as a platform to express his humanistic views and critique the judicial system.
• The book sparked widespread public resonance and became an important contribution to the movement for the abolition of the death penalty in France.