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- Herausgeber: epubli
- Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
- Sprache: Englisch
"The Guillotine" is a haunting short story told in the first person—about guilt, justice, and a man's last hours staring death in the face. The unnamed narrator stands trial before a French colonial court, condemned for killing his wife's lover. What seems like a simple crime of jealousy unfolds into the tragedy of a man trapped in a system where justice and revenge blur into one. The setting is the infamous penal colony of Cayenne, French Guiana, where the guillotine is not only an instrument of law but a permanent reminder of death. Amid sweltering heat, brutal routines, and inhuman conditions, the narrator reflects on his life, his guilt, and the question of what a human being still feels in their final days. The blade is at the heart of every thought: Do you feel it? Is there a last moment of awareness? Or is death nothing but a cut into nothingness? With its stark language, its intimate inner voice, and its unflinching picture of prison life, "The Guillotine" carries a raw existential weight. The inmates are no heroes, but neither are they monsters— they're lost souls in the grip of a merciless world where death is routine and mercy looks like punishment. Especially chilling is the portrayal of executions as a monthly ritual, heads rolling while guards and onlookers barely blink. In this grim theater the story reaches its last, quiet truth: death is quick—and final.
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Seitenzahl: 13
Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025
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Table of contents
The Guillotine
About the Author
Book Description
Prologue
Before the Court
Guyana
Cell 17
Pierre
Execution
Aftermath
Hell of France
Epilogue
Imprint
The Guillotine
By Henrik Mains
About the Author
Henrik Mains, born in 1959, writes stories that walk the thin line between reality and imagination. His short fiction speaks to young and old alike—sometimes quiet and poetic, sometimes gripping and dramatic. History often flows into his writing, but just as often it’s everyday life, reshaped with a storyteller’s imagination. Readers value the mix of atmosphere, depth, and an accessible voice.
Book Description
“The Guillotine” is a haunting short story told in the first person—about guilt, justice, and a man’s last hours staring death in the face. The unnamed narrator stands trial before a French colonial court, condemned for killing his wife’s lover. What seems like a simple crime of jealousy unfolds into the tragedy of a man trapped in a system where justice and revenge blur into one.
The setting is the infamous penal colony of Cayenne, French Guiana, where the guillotine is not only an instrument of law but a permanent reminder of death. Amid sweltering heat, brutal routines, and inhuman conditions, the narrator reflects on his life, his guilt, and the question of what a human being still feels in their final days.
