Réflexions sur la peine capitale
Réflexions sur la peine capitale is an essay on death penalty dating before its abolition in France, co-signed by two writers Albert Camus and Arthur Kœstler. It is an examination of human condition from the existentialism perspective. [1]
Author | Albert Camus and Arthur Koestler |
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Country | France |
Language | French |
Publisher | Calmann-Lévy |
Publication date | 1957 |
Pages | 245 |
Contents
The book composed of three parts:
- "Réflexions sur la potence" by Arthur Koestler, translated from the English "Reflections on Hanging"
- "Réflexions sur la guillotine" by Albert Camus
- "La Peine de mort en France", an introduction by Jean Bloch-Michel
References
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