Les bienveillantes de Jonathan Littell /
"Les Bienveillantes (The Kindly Ones), caused a literary sensation in 2006. Described as "deliberately repellent" by The New York Times, Jonathan Littell's novel tells the story of World War II through the eyes of former SS officer Maximilien Aue. This is the first academic study...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | French. |
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Cambridge :
Open Book Publishers,
2010.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Les Bienveillantes (The Kindly Ones), caused a literary sensation in 2006. Described as "deliberately repellent" by The New York Times, Jonathan Littell's novel tells the story of World War II through the eyes of former SS officer Maximilien Aue. This is the first academic study of this controversial, best-selling work. Twenty-one leading scholars discuss the aesthetics, themes and characters of the novel, as well as formal aspects of Littell's writing. They tackle ideas surrounding parricide, genocide, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, as well as Littell's portrayal of both historical and fictional characters. The collection offers a deeply varied range of approaches to Littell's work and is essential reading for anyone interested in representations of World War II, the Holocaust and contemporary French literature. All the essays in this collection are written in French."--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Available through Open Book Publishers. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-335) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781906924218 190692421X 9781906924225 1906924228 9781906924232 1906924236 |