Reflections on the Guillotine

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Reflections on the Guillotine
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Albert Camus
SeriesPenguin Great Ideas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:96
Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780241475225
ClassificationsDewey:364.66
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 24 September 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'When silence or tricks of language contribute to maintaining an abuse that must be reformed or a suffering that can be relieved, then there is no other solution but to speak out' Written when execution by guillotine was still legal in France, Albert Camus' devastating attack on the 'obscene exhibition' of capital punishment remains one of the most powerful, persuasive arguments ever made against the death penalty. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Author Biography

Albert Camus (1913-60) grew up in a working-class neighbourhood in Algiers. He studied philosophy at the University of Algiers, and became a journalist. His most important works include The Outsider, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Plague and The Fall. After the occupation of France by the Germans in 1941, Camus became one of the intellectual leaders of the Resistance movement. He was killed in a road accident, and his last unfinished novel, The First Man, appeared posthumously.