{"product_id":"9788417318642","title":"Wannsee","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWannsee\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis graphic novel reconstructs the Wannsee Conference minute by minute, the secret meeting where senior officials of the Third Reich planned the logistics of the Holocaust. Through a precise and atmospheric visual narrative, Fabrice Le Hénanff places the reader in the Villa Marlier in Berlin on January 20, 1942, showing how fifteen bureaucrats, in less than two hours, mapped out the machinery of the Final Solution. The work not only documents a crucial historical event, but also explores the banality of evil through the gestures, conversations, and oppressive atmosphere of that meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work focuses on the Wannsee Conference, convened by SS General Reinhard Heydrich and organized by Adolf Eichmann. In a mansion in the exclusive Berlin neighborhood of Wannsee, fifteen high-ranking Nazi regime officials meet to coordinate the deportation and systematic extermination of European Jews. The graphic novel captures the tension of the meeting, the protocol among the attendees, and the bureaucratic coldness with which the genocide is discussed. While the staff prepares French wines and food, the officials debate figures, means of transport, and methods of elimination, revealing the dehumanized mechanics of one of the most atrocious crimes in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wannsee Conference and the planning of the Holocaust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe bureaucracy of genocide and the banality of evil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe internal workings of the Third Reich and the SS.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe contrast between bourgeois everyday life and atrocity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical memory and the graphic representation of traumatic events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in 20th-century history, the Holocaust, and World War II, especially those who appreciate historical and documentary comics as a tool for outreach. It will also be of interest to students of history, political science, and studies on totalitarianism, as well as anyone seeking a visual and narrative approach to one of humanity's darkest episodes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA rigorous and detailed visual reconstruction of the Wannsee Conference, based on historical sources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA human and psychological perspective of the perpetrators, showing their coldness and bureaucratic routine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn accessible format that facilitates the understanding of a complex historical event through comics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA reflection on how evil can be organized in an administrative and everyday way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Le Hénanff, Fabrice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Ponent Mon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: GRAPHIC NOVELS, COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: PONENT MON\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: December 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 88\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 900 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWannsee is a graphic work that combines historical rigor with a powerful visual narrative. Le Hénanff succeeds in conveying the oppressive atmosphere of the conference without falling into sensationalism, offering a calm yet disturbing look at the machinery of extermination. His focus on everyday details and the interactions between the attendees makes it an essential read for those seeking to understand the bureaucratic dimension of the Holocaust, as well as for fans of quality historical comics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PONENT MON EDITORIAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405697343835,"sku":"9788417318642","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841731864.jpg?v=1781830293","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788417318642","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}