The Last Day of a Condemned Man

The Last Day of a Condemned Man
1829 illustration from the
first edition
AuthorVictor Hugo
Original titleLe Dernier Jour d'un Condamné
LanguageFrench
GenreRomanticism
PublisherGosselin
Publication date
1829
Publication placeFrance

The Last Day of a Condemned Man (French: Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné) is a novella by Victor Hugo first published in 1829. It recounts the thoughts of a man condemned to die. Victor Hugo wrote this novel to express his feelings that the death penalty should be abolished.