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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Death is My Trade by Robert Merle, a brilliant novel in which the author, inspired by his own experience of imprisonment in Germany and the accounts of the Nuremberg trials, chooses to look at the horror of the death camps from the perspective of an S.S. officer. An intriguing psychological portrait, this novel highlights the danger of notions like duty, honor, and loyalty to one’s superiors.
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Death is My Trade by Robert Merle, a brilliant novel in which the author, inspired by his own experience of imprisonment in Germany and the accounts of the Nuremberg trials, chooses to look at the horror of the death camps from the perspective of an S.S. officer. An intriguing psychological portrait, this novel highlights the danger of notions like duty, honor, and loyalty to one’s superiors.
Find out everything you need to know about Death is My Trade in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
• A complete plot summary
• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
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Death Is My Trade by Robert Merle (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries
French writer
Born in Tebessa (Algeria) in 1908
Died in Grosmouvre in 2004
Notable works:
Week-end at Zuydcoote (1949), novel
Death is My Trade (1952), novel
Fortune de France (1978-2003), novel
A French writer born in Algeria in 1908, Robert Merle arrived in France in 1918. Having studied English literature, he taught in various high schools and worked as a translator for Gallimard until 1939, when he was enrolled and became a translator for the English troops based in Dunkerque. He was taken prisoner in Germany until 1943, and upon his return to France, he wrote his first novel, Death is My Trade (1952), a testimony of Dunkerque’s fiasco.
Although Robert Merle’s work is as rich as it is diversified (news stories, plays, essays, thriller novels, etc.), the author is most widely known for his historical novels: between 1978 and 2003, he published
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