The Zone of Interest
The Zone of Interest
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Published:
7 March, 2024
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Description
THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE OSCAR WINNING FILM
Amidst the horrors of Auschwitz, German officer, Angelus Thomsen, has found love.
But unfortunately for Thomsen, the object of his affection is already married to his camp commandant, Paul Doll.
As Thomsen and Doll’s wife pursue their passion – the gears of Nazi Germany’s Final Solution grinding around them – Doll is riven by suspicion. With his dignity in disrepute and his reputation on the line, Doll must take matters into his own hands and bring order back to the chaos that reigns around him.
‘It is exceptionally brave…. Shakespearean…. It’s exciting; it’s alive; it’s more than slightly mad. As the title suggests, it is dreadfully interesting.’ Sunday Times
Prizes
Short-listed for Walter Scott Prize 2015 (UK),Long-listed for The Folio Prize 2015 (UK),Long-listed for Gordon Burn Prize 2015 (UK),Long-listed for I.M.P.A.C. Dublin Award 2016 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781529942293 |
| ISBN10 | 1529942292 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 228 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 197 x 19 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
Martin Amis was twenty-three when he wrote his first novel, The Rachel Papers (1973). Over the next half century – in fourteen more novels, two collections of short stories, eight works of literary criticism and reportage, and his acclaimed memoir, Experience – he established himself as the most distinctive and influential prose stylist of his generation. To many of his readers, Amis was also the funniest. His intoxicating comedic gifts express a profound understanding of the human experience, particularly its most shocking cruelties, and Amis wrote with pathos and verve on an astonishing range of subjects, from masculinity and movie violence to nuclear weapons and Nazi doctors. His books, which have been translated into thirty-eight languages, provide an indelible portrait and critique of late-capitalist society at the turn of the twenty-first century. He died in 2023.