The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

The Disappearance of Joseph Mengele
AuthorOlivier Guez
Original titleLa disparition de Josef Mengele
TranslatorGeorgia de Chamberet
LanguageFrench
Genrehistorical novel
PublisherGrasset
Publication placeFrance
AwardsPrix Renaudot
ISBN9782246855873 French original

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (French: La disparition de Josef Mengele) is a 2017 French non-fiction novel by Olivier Guez. It details the post-WWII life of Josef Mengele, the "Angel of Death" of Auschwitz, who was infamous for his experiments conducted on Auschwitz prisoners. Released in 2017, it won the Prix Renaudot and became a bestseller: As of 2022, at least 300,000 copies have been sold, and the book has been translated into at least 25 languages.