The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
Described by Le Figaro as 'a monument of contemporary literature', this transgressive and controversial work of literature has been compared to classics of world literature, including War and Peace.
"A monument of contemporary literature" * Le Figaro *
"Like Flaubert.. Jonathan Littell has been remarkably skilful in bringing history into the novel, or rather the novel into history... brings to life one of the central tenets of Vassily Grossman's Life and Fate: we cannot simply brush the perpetrators aside, thinking them entirely different from ourselves" -- Samuel Blumenfeld * Le Monde *
"This tour de force, which not everyone will welcome, outclasses all other fictions [on publication] and will continue to do so for some time to come." -- Anita Brookner * The Spectator *
"Recasts the historical rise of German National Socialism and Nazi war crimes as a family drama in the mode of Greek tragedy." -- Justin Beplate * TLS *
"Like Flaubert.. Jonathan Littell has been remarkably skilful in bringing history into the novel, or rather the novel into history... brings to life one of the central tenets of Vassily Grossman's Life and Fate: we cannot simply brush the perpetrators aside, thinking them entirely different from ourselves" -- Samuel Blumenfeld * Le Monde *
"This tour de force, which not everyone will welcome, outclasses all other fictions [on publication] and will continue to do so for some time to come." -- Anita Brookner * The Spectator *
"Recasts the historical rise of German National Socialism and Nazi war crimes as a family drama in the mode of Greek tragedy." -- Justin Beplate * TLS *
Jonathan Littell was born in 1967 in New York of American parents and brought up and educated mainly in France. This novel, originally published in France as Les Bienveillantes, became a bestseller and won the coveted Prix Goncourt and the Académie Française's Prix de Littérature. Previously he worked for the humanitarian agency, Action contre la faim, in Bosnia, Chechnya, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He now lives in Spain.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701181666 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701181664 |
| Title | The Kindly Ones |
| Author | Jonathan Littell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 992 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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