Death Sentences: Literature and State Killing

by Ève Morisi

Book Overview

As Albert Camus once remarked: 'Of capital punishment, people write only [...] in a low voice.' Journalists and state officials alike use a carefully policed language when making any reference to the death penalty: when human beings are to be executed by the state, some key actors talk about what will be done in terms of legalities and procedures. Does fiction provide a counterbalance for that discretion, or simply echo it? What other perspectives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781885583
• ISBN13: 9781781885581
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Legenda
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"