by Jonathan Littell · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070350896
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«Les Bienveillantes» is the historical novel by Jonathan Littell, published by Folio in paperback (1401 pages, in French).
The narrative follows an SS officer during World War II and approaches the horrors of the conflict from the side of the perpetrators. Through his memory, the story interweaves personal experience with historical events and paints an uncomfortable portrait of violence, complicity and individual morality.
Folio collection no. 4685. Winner of the Prix Goncourt and the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 2006.
For readers of historical fiction and stories set in World War II interested in the perspective of the perpetrators.
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.
