Jonathan Littell is a writer living in Barcelona. His first novel written in French, The Kindly Ones, won two major French awards, including the Prix Goncourt and the Prix de l'Académie française. Littell grew up in France and the United States and is a citizen of both countries. After acquiring his bachelor's degree, he worked for a humanitarian organisation for nine years, leaving his job in 2001 in order to concentrate on writing.Wikipedia
JonathanLittell (born October 10, 1967) is a writer living in Barcelona.His first novel written in French, The Kindly Ones (2006; Les Bienveillantes), won two major French awards, including the Prix Goncourt and the Prix de l'Académie française.. Littell grew up in France and the United States and is a citizen of both countries.After acquiring his bachelor's degree, he worked for a ...
JonathanLittell, né le 10 octobre 1967 à New York, est un écrivain et cinéaste franco-américain [1]. Son roman Les Bienveillantes, écrit en français et signé à l'âge de 39 ans, lui vaut, en 2006, le prix Goncourt et le grand prix du roman de l'Académie française.
The Kindly Ones (French: Les Bienveillantes) is a 2006 historical fiction novel written in French by American-born author JonathanLittell.The book is narrated by its fictional protagonist Maximilien Aue, a former SS officer of French and German ancestry who was a Holocaust perpetrator and was present during several major events of World War II.. The 983-page book became a bestseller in France ...
― JonathanLittell, The Kindly Ones. tags: killing, war. 64 likes. Like "I have remained someone who believes that the only things indispensable to human life are air, food, drink and excretion, and the search for truth. The rest is optional." ― ...
Born in 1967, JonathanLittell is an American, the son of Robert Littell, himself the author of a series of espionage thrillers (his latest, The Stalin Epigram, will be published in May).Apart ...
Born in 1967 in New York into a Jewish family, Littell Jr. spent his childhood in France. Jonathan made a U-turn when he returned to the United States and graduated from Yale University.
JonathanLittell 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 ...
JonathanLittell suddenly became a phenomenon in 2006 when he, an American author, published a 900+ page novel in French. He became even more of a phenomenon when he won the prestigious Prix Goncourt for the book. He was born in 1967 in New York, son of the writer Robert Littell. He grew up in France, though went to Yale University.
― JonathanLittell, The Kindly Ones Such a fiercely compelling novel, one of the most evil stories ever told. I had to listen to the audio book while taking my walks and let all the evil from the novel run down my legs and out the bottom of my feet; so much evil, thus my initial reluctance to write a review and highly recommend. However, the ...
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