Martin Amis - The Zone of Interest (2014)

The Zone of Interest is the fourteenth novel by the English author Martin Amis, published in 2014. Set in Auschwitz, it tells the story of a Nazi officer who has become enamoured of the camp commandant's wife. The story is conveyed by three narrators: Angelus Thomsen, the officer; Paul Doll, the commandant; and Szmul Zacharias, a Jewish Sonderkommando.

In 2023, the novel was loosely adapted by director Jonathan Glazer into a film of the same name.

The novel begins in August 1942, with Thomsen's first sight of Hannah Doll, wife of Paul Doll, the camp's commandant (a fictionalised version of Rudolf Höss). He is immediately intrigued and initiates a few encounters with her. In time their relationship becomes more intimate even though it remains unfulfilled. Despite their attempts at discretion, Paul Doll's suspicions are raised.