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EAN : 9782809842258
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 304
Size : 15,3 x 24 mm
Journals of An Executioner

Gérard A. Jaeger (préface de)
Collection : Histoire
Release date : 30/09/2021
Heir of an executioners’ dynasty, Anatole Deibler was active for over a half century between 1885 and 1939. Poisoners, murderers, anarchists, rapists… 395 criminals were executed during his 54-year career including the famous Landru. But Deibler relieved his loneliness and his guilt writing his journals, here republished.
Auctioned for more than...
Heir of an executioners’ dynasty, Anatole Deibler was active for over a half century between 1885 and 1939. Poisoners, murderers, anarchists, rapists… 395 criminals were executed during his 54-year career including the famous Landru. But Deibler relieved his loneliness and his guilt writing his journals, here republished.
Auctioned for more than €100,000, those diaries, commented by historian Gérard A. Jaeger, describe his attraction such as his repulsion facing those punishments, and reveal the inner thoughts of an executioner.
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EAN : 9782809842258
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 304
Size : 15,3 x 24 mm
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