Under Sentence of Death or The Last Day of a Condemned Man: Reset in Iran, 2026

In 1829, Victor Hugo sat down to write the last weeks of a man the state intended to kill. He did not name the man. He did not name the crime. He understood that naming either would let the reader off.This is that book, set in Tehran in 2026.A man sits in Ward 209 of Evin Prison. He has been convicted of enmity against God. He has been convicted of spreading corruption on earth. Neither charge mea...