History Literature / DeathIsMyTrade

* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies]]: [[spoiler:Hanged]].

* {{Asexuality}}: Discussed multiple times throughout the book. Rudolf mentions twice (to both his friends and his wife) that he is not a "sensual" person. His first time, while he took actions to make it happen, didn't seem to gave him that much pleasure. Once married, he doesn't seek to have sex with his wife, and when ''she'' comes at him, he dismisses her.

''Death is my Trade'' (''La Mort est mon métier'' in French) is a fictionalized {{biograph|y}}ical novel by French author Creator/RobertMerle, published in 1952. It is based on the memoirs of the commandant of the [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Auschwitz death camp]] during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Rudolf Höß.

A French fictionalized {{biograph|y}}ical novel by Creator/RobertMerle published in 1952. It is based on the memoirs of the commandant of the [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Auschwitz death camp]] during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Rudolf Höß.

A French fictionalized {{biograph|y}}ical novel by Creator/RobertMerle published in 1952. It is based on the memoirs of the commandant of the [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Auschwitz death camp]], Rudolf Höß.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Rudolf's reason to live is to satisfy his superiors and fill his duty to replace the approval his father never gave him.

* TheHolocaust: And Rudolf plays a central part in it.

A French fictionalized biographical novel by Creator/RobertMerle published in 1952. It is based on the memoirs of the commandant of the [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Auschwitz death camp]], Rudolf Höß.

Rudolf Lang is a young man living in germany, with a very strict that wants him to become a priest to expy his own "sins". However during an accident involving a friend, Rudolf thinks that his priest betrayed his confession (which he didn't) and thus loses faith. Following that, he finds a new purpose in the army, enlisting during World War I. Once the war ends, being no longer needed, Rudolf falls into a spring of depression, until he joins the newly founded [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany Nazi party]], giving him a sense of purpose at last.

A French fictionalized biographical novel by Creator/RobertMerle published in 1952. It is based on the memoirs of the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höß.
Rudolf Lang is a young man living in germany, with a very strict that wants him to become a priest to expy his own "sins". However during an accident involving a friend, Rudolf thinks that his priest betrayed his confession (which he didn't) and thus loses faith. Following that, he finds a new purpose in the army, enlisting during World War I. Once the war ends, being no longer needed, Rudolf falls into a spring of depression, until he joins the newly founded Nazi party, giving him a sense of purpose at last.

Rudolf Lang is a young man living in germany, with a very strict that wants him to become a priest to expy his own "sins". However during an accident involving a friend, Rudolf thinks that his priest betrayed his confession (which he didn't) and thus loses faith. Following that, he finds a new purpose in the army, enlisting during World War I. Once the war ends, being no longer needed, Rudolf falls into a spring of depression, until he engages

* HappinessInSlavery: Rudolf only seems to feel alive when his following orders.

* NaziProtagonist: Rudolf from when he joins the Nazi party.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Subverted. Merle voluntarily made Lang into a tragic figure but also based the events of the book on Höß's testimony and records of Nurembergs trials.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Rudolf's reason to live is to satisfy his superiors and fill his duty.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Rudolf's subordinate ends up [[spoiler:killing himself, because he can't stands the screams of Jews being killed in the gas chambers]].

A french fictionalized biographical novel by Creator/RobertMerle published in 1952. It is based on the memoirs of the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höß.

A french fictionalized biographical novel published in 1952. It is based on the memoirs of the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höß.

Rudolf Lang is a young man living in germany, with a very strict that wants him to become a priest to expy his own "sins". However during an accident involving a friend, Rudolf thinks that his priest betrayed his confession (which he didn't) and thus loses faith. Following that, he finds a new purpose in the army.

* {{Asexuality}}: Discussed multiple times throughout the book. Rudolf mentions twice (to both his friends and his wife) that he is not a "sensual" person. His first time, while he took actions to make it happen, didn't seem to gave him that much pleasure.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: While the Rudolf of real wasn't any more human than his book counterpart, at least Book!Rudolf is described as being loyal and never thought about doing something that was out of duty, while RealLife!Rudolf was apprently corrupt.

* InsistentTerminology: "Pardon me but I only killed 2,5 millions units on the 3,5 millions I was supposed to.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Averted. Merle voluntarily made Lang into a tragic figure but also based the events of the book on Höß's testimony and records of Nurembergs trials.
* Villainous B.S.O.D.: Rudolf has one when he learns that [[spoiler:Himmler killed himself and left him faces alone the responsibility of his actions]].
* VillainProtagonist: Rudolf is our hero and also a mass murderer.

* HappinessInSlavery: Rudolf only seems

Rudolf Lang is a young man living in germany, with a very strict that wants him to become a priest to expy his own "sins". However during an accident involving a friend, Rudolf thinks that his priest betrayed his confession (which he didn't) and thus loses faith.
Following that, he finds a new purpose in an army carreer.

* InsistantTerminology: "Pardon me but I only killed 2,5 millions units on the 3,5 millions I was supposed to.

* {{Asexuality}}: Discussed multiple times throughout the book. Rudolf mentions multiple times (to both his friends and his wife) that he is not a "sensual" person. His first time, while he took actions to make it happen, didn't seem to gave him that much pleasure.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Rudolf's subordinate ends up [[spoiler:killing himself, because he can't stands the screams of Jews being killed]].
* FreudianExcuse: An important point of. Rudolf's need for direction and an authority figure is a direct result of his father constent diaspproval.
* HappinessInSlavery

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Merle voluntarily made Lang into a tragic figure but also based the events of the book on Höß's testimony and

* {{Asexuality}}: Discussed multiple times throughout the book. Rudolf mentions multiple times (to both his friends and his wife) that he is not a sensual person.

Following that, he fines a new purpose in army.

Following that, he decides to

* {{Asexuality}}: Discussed multiple times throughout the book. Rudolf mentions multiple times (to both his friends and his wife) that he is.