The Last Execution
by Jesper Wung-Sung
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Based on the true story of the last execution in Denmark's history, this novel asks a question that plagues a small Danish town in 1853: does a fifteen-year-old boy deserve to be put to death?Tags
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This fictionalized account of the execution of a 15-year-old boy in 1853, the last execution in Denmark, will leave readers pondering the moral implications of capital punishment in a world where context and identity affect justice. Author’s Note
Niels Nielsens sidste 24 timer. Sted: arresten i Svendborg. Tid: 22. februar 1853. Niels genoplever sit urimeligt fattige liv i feberagtige syner. Meget tæt og lyrisk skrevet og derfor vil nogle opleve den som svær. H.C. Andersen er den registrerende kunsner v. selv henrettelsen,
Feb 15, 2011Danish
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- Original publication date
- 2017
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- Fiction and Literature, Teen, Children's Books, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.6 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 2000-
- LCC
- PZ7.1 .W96 .L — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Danish, English
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
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- 12
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