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is an essay on death penalty dating before its abolition in France, co-signed by two writers
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 ...
and Arthur Kœstler. It is an examination of human condition from the existentialism perspective.
Questioning Death Penalty Again: An Existentialist Perspective ] Pascal Ally Hussein Department of English and African Culture, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique of Bukavu, P.O. Box 854, Bukavu, D.R. Congo


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The book composed of three parts: * "" by
Arthur Koestler Arthur Koestler, (, ; ; hu, Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was a Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest and, apart from his early school years, was educated in Austria. In 1931, Koestler join ...
, translated from the English "Reflections on Hanging" * "" 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 ...
* "", an introduction by Jean Bloch-Michel


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1957 essays Literary collaborations Essays by Albert Camus Works by Arthur Koestler French essays Existentialism Works about capital punishment {{philo-essay-stub