by Jonathan Littell · Editions Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070780976
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«Les Bienveillantes» is the historical novel by Jonathan Littell, published by Editions Gallimard in paperback (903 pages, in French).
The novel delves into World War II from the perspective of a former SS officer, reviving the horrors of the Holocaust from the viewpoint of those who carried it out, and follows the drift of a man swept along by History and by his own conscience.
Winner of the Prix Goncourt and the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie française in 2006.
Reading for adults interested in historical fiction and narrative about World War II.
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.
