Réflexions sur la peine capitale
Author | Albert Camus and Arthur Koestler |
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Language | French |
Publisher | Calmann-Lévy |
Publication date | 1957 |
Publication place | France |
Pages | 245 |
Réflexions sur la peine capitale is an essay on the death penalty written before its abolition in France. It was co-signed by two writers, Albert Camus and Arthur Kœstler. The essay delves into the human condition from an existentialist perspective.[1]
Contents
[edit]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
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