''Neither Victims nor Executioners'' (french: Ni Victimes, ni bourreaux) was a series of essays by

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...

that were serialized in '' Combat'', Ronald Aronson,''Camus and Sartre''. University of Chicago Press, 2004. , (p.89). the daily newspaper of the

French Resistance The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...

, in November 1946. In the essays he discusses violence and murder and the impact these have on those who perpetrate, suffer, or observe. ''Neither Victims nor Executioners'' is split into eight sections: * The Century of Fear * Saving Lives * The Contradictions of Socialism * The Betrayed Revolution * International Democracy and Dictatorship * The World is Changing Fast * A New Social Contract * Toward Dialogue The essays were translated into English by Dwight Macdonald and published in the July–August 1947 issue of ''politics''. This version is available via England's pacifist

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. It appeared in separate book form in 1960 with an introduction by

Waldo Frank Waldo David Frank (August 25, 1889 – January 9, 1967) was an American novelist, historian, political activist, and literary critic, who wrote extensively for ''The New Yorker'' and ''The New Republic'' during the 1920s and 1930s. Frank is best ...

. The essay was also reprinted in the book ''Between Hell and Reason: Essays from the Resistance Newspaper "Combat"''.Albert Camus, Alexandre de Gramont ''Between Hell and Reason: Essays from the Resistance Newspaper Combat, 1944–1947'' Wesleyan University Press, 1991 .

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