Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamne Precede de "Bug Jarval"
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An unnamed man has been sentenced to death in France and is held in a prison awaiting execution. Across the final day of his life, he sets down his thoughts in the first person, reflecting on his fear, the small details of his cell, and the strange fact that a date has been fixed for his killing. He turns over memories of his family and of the life he is losing, and considers what the judges and the crowd have decided in his name.
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Written as a condemned man's inner monologue, the narrative moves from despair to a fierce plea against the state's power to take life. It remains a powerful indictment of capital punishment.
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