The Kindly Ones A Novel
The Kindly Ones A Novel by Jonathan Littell is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins on February 2, 2010. This 992-page work is presented in English and delves into the life of Dr. Maximilien Aue, a former Nazi officer who has transformed into a middle-class family man and factory owner in France. Through his perspective, the narrative explores the complexities of his character, revealing both his intellectual pursuits and his role as a cold-blooded assassin amid the horrors of the Second World War and the Nazi genocide.
Readers will find an intense and hallucinatory historical epic that intricately details the events of the war and the moral challenges faced by its characters. The story features notable figures such as Eichmann, Himmler, and Hitler, providing a disturbing yet precise account of the era. As the narrative unfolds, it holds a mirror to humanity, compelling readers to confront the darker aspects of human nature and history. This edition invites an exploration of themes related to war, military conflict, and the complexities of morality within a historical context.
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Named one of the “100 Best Books of the Decade” by The Times of London
“Oh my human brothers, let me tell you how it happened.”
A former Nazi officer, Dr. Maximilien Aue has reinvented himself, many years after the war, as a middle-class family man and factory owner in France. An intellectual steeped in philosophy, literature, and classical music, he is also a cold-blooded assassin and the consummate bureaucrat. Through the eyes of this cultivated yet monstrous man we experience in disturbingly precise detail the horrors of the Second World War and the Nazi genocide of the Jews. Eichmann, Himmler, GÖring, Speer, Heydrich, HÖss—even Hitler himself—play a role in Max’s story. An intense and hallucinatory historical epic, The Kindly Ones is also a morally challenging read. It holds a mirror up to humanity—and the reader cannot look away.
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