{"product_id":"9781847498700-last-day-of-a-condemned-man","title":"The Last Day of a Condemned Man","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Day of a Condemned Man is an eloquent plea for compassion and a masterpiece of realist fiction. This edition includes Preface to the 1832 edition, a manifest of Hugo's personal opnions, A Comedy about a Tragedy and Claude Gueux, an early example of \"true crime\" fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA   first-person diary of a prisoner’s final day before being executed for an   unspecified crime, Victor Hugo’s poignant tale vividly conveys the mental   anguish of a man confronted with the intransigent mechanism of justice, as   his mind seeks refuge in recollections from his past and philosophical   musings on his inevitable fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     As relevant today as when it was first published in 1829, The Last Day of a   Condemned Man is an eloquent plea for compassion and a masterpiece of realist   fiction. This edition includes the Preface to the 1832 edition of the book, a   manifest of Hugo’s personal opinions, ‘A Comedy about a Tragedy’ and ‘Claude   Gueux’, an early example of “true crime” fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40946073305185,"sku":"9781847498700","price":7.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36022644_30f183c7-ed04-4c16-b3dc-c9460c6b5696.jpg?v=1757567901","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781847498700-last-day-of-a-condemned-man","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}