The Zone of Interest

Author(s): Martin Amis

Fiction

"Surely his masterpiece...Intelligent, terrifying and comic...Amis has tackled the biggest questions with imagination and intelligence, and the ultimate strength of this masterly novel is that he knows, and shows, that although there is no answer to the questions Auschwitz poses, we must never stop asking them. Read it, ponder it - revel in it indeed - then read it again." (Allan Massie, Scotsman). There was an old story about a king who asked his favourite wizard to create a magic mirror. This mirror didn't show you your reflection. Instead, it showed you your soul - it showed you who you really were. But the king couldn't look into the mirror without turning away, and nor could his courtiers. No one could. What happens when we discover who we really are? And how do we come to terms with it? Fearless and original, The Zone of Interest is a violently dark love story set against a backdrop of unadulterated evil, and a vivid journey into the depths and contradictions of the human soul.


Product Information

The new novel from Martin Amis

Long-listed for Folio Prize 2015.

Martin Amis is the author of two collections of stories, six works of non-fiction, and thirteen previous novels, most recently Lionel Asbo.

General Fields

  • : 9780099593683
  • : Random House UK
  • : VINTAGE ARROW - MASS MARKET
  • : 0.264
  • : June 2015
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : June 2015
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Martin Amis
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 823.92