The Zone of Interest - Martin Amis

nPowered by both wit and compassion, and in characteristically vivid prose, this love story with a violently unromantic setting excavates the depths and contradictions of the human soul. Powerful and electric.... A book that may stand for years as the triumph of his career. --NPR nOnce upon a time there was a king, and the king commissioned his favorite wizard to create a magic mirror. This mirror didn't show you your reflection. It showed you your soul--it showed you who you really were. n nThe wizard couldn't look at it without turning away. The king couldn't look at it. The courtiers couldn't look at it. A chestful of treasure was offered to anyone who could look at it for sixty seconds without turning away. And no one could. n nCan love survive the mirror? Can we even meet each other's eye, after we have seen who we really are?n