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Violence
A lot
Holocaust violence; mass murder depicted
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual relationships; officer's desire
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychology of perpetrators; the banality of industrial murder
What this book is about
Amis's 2014 novel set in Auschwitz is narrated by a Nazi officer who falls in love with the Commandant's wife. Dark comedy about the banality of evil. Features Holocaust violence, some sexual content. For mature adults.
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Holocaust violence
Perpetrator perspective on mass murder
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