Reflections on the Guillotine

'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.

One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

„Cand tacerea sau trucurile de limbaj contribuie la mentinerea unui abuz care trebuie reformat sau a unei suferinte care poate fi ameliorata, atunci nu exista alta solutie decat sa spui„ Scris cand executia prin ghilotina era inca legala in Franta, Albert Camus a fost devastator atacul asupra „expozitiei obscene” a pedepsei capitale ramane unul dintre cele mai puternice si persuasive argumente puse vreodata impotriva pedepsei cu moartea. Una dintre cele douazeci de carti noi din seria best-seller Penguin Great Ideas.