The Enormous Room

Set against the backdrop of World War I, this autobiographical novel recounts the harrowing experiences of the author, who, along with a friend, is wrongly imprisoned in a French detention center. The narrative highlights the squalid conditions and abusive treatment they endure, as well as the diverse group of fellow detainees, all misfits in their own right. F. Scott Fitzgerald praised it as the finest novel from the Great War, capturing the inherent cruelty and paranoia of those in power.