Jonathan LittellFiction · Literary Fiction·b. 1967
Les Bienveillantes
Synopsis
This novel follows the life of Maximilien Aue, a former SS officer, as he recounts his experiences during World War II. From the Eastern Front to the concentration camps, Aue details the atrocities he witnessed and participated in. It's a stark and unflinching look at the banality of evil and the moral compromises made in wartime.
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Prose complexity 10/10
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ViolenceGraphic ViolenceGoreTraumaAbuse
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AtrocitiesBisexual menFiction - GeneralHistorical - GeneralHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Modern fictionNationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Einsatzgruppen des Sicherheitsdienstes und der SicherheitspolizeiNationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. SchutzstaffelNazisOfficersPolitics and governmentUntranslated Fiction - FrenchWaffen-SS