by Jonathan Littell · Bokbasen · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788203212352
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«De velvillige» is the historical novel by Jonathan Littell, published by Bokbasen in paperback, with 1037 pages, in Norwegian.
The novel is presented as the fictional memoirs of Maximilien Aue, an SS officer who takes part in the machinery of the Holocaust and on several fronts of World War II. Littell explores the psychology of the perpetrator, the bureaucracy of extermination, and themes such as guilt, morality, and the nature of evil.
The Norwegian edition was published in 2009. The cover announces it as the first edition in the Nordic countries.
Reading for those seeking a long-form historical novel, with an interest in World War II and the moral complexity of its protagonists.
Jonathan Littell is an American-born writer living in Barcelona. His first novel written in French, The Kindly Ones, won two major French awards, including the Prix Goncourt and the Prix de l'Académie française.
