"Under Sentence of Death - Or, a Criminal's Last Hours" is a fictional account of the trial and sentencing of a man that ultimately leads to his death. A thought-provoking insight to a criminal's last moments, "Under Sentence of Death" is not to be missed by fans of Hugo's work, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885) was a French novelist, dramatist, and poet belonging to the Romantic movement. He is widely hailed as one of the most accomplished and well-known French writers, originally achieving renown for his poetical endeavours-the most notable of which are the volumes "Les Contemplations" and "La Légende des siècles". Outside of his native country, Hugo's best-known works are his novels: "Les Misérables" (1862) and "Notre-Dame de Paris" (1831), commonly known as "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

ヴィクトル・ユゴーが放つ本作は、死刑制度という不条理な壁に対し、一人の囚人の内面を通じて真っ向から挑んだ魂の独白録です。罪の内容をあえて伏せることで、読者は名もなき死刑囚の震える鼓動や迫り来る死への恐怖を、剥き出しの自意識として共有させられます。これは単なる物語を超え、人間の尊厳を問う烈火のごとき人道主義の結晶といえるでしょう。 ユゴー特有の重厚な筆致は、冷たい独房の空気感までをも鮮烈に描き出します。極限状態における精神の変容を克明に捉えたリアリズムは、後の文学界にも多大な影響を与えました。ページをめくるごとに増す絶望と生への執着が織りなすドラマは、現代を生きる私たちの倫理観を激しく揺さぶり、魂の奥底に消えない問いを突きつけてくるはずです。