9780786702589

Young Adolf

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ISBN13: 9780786702589

Paperback|9780786702589


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In this hilarious and ingenious novel set in 1912, Young Adolf Hitler, age twenty-three, comes to Liverpool, penniless, traveling with false papers, and perpetually stalked by imaginary enemies. His half-brother, Alois, who works as a hotel waiter and a salesman, has convinced him to assist in building a commercial empire based on the newly invented safety razor. Adolf moves in with Alois, his Irish wife, and their infant son and promptly inconveniences them: He is difficult, depressed, lies for days on the sofa, bungles the simplest jobs, and has not yet found himself. In episodes of disarming comedy, at every turn young Adolf becomes involved in ludicrous and embarrassing situations, so much so that he would never, for the rest of his life, mention his laughably awkward visit to England. Taking on one of history's odder incidents with her considerable imagination and wicked sense of humor, Beryl Bainbridge makes Adolf Hitler as absurd a figure in words as Charlie Chaplin made him on film.

ISBN-13

9780786702589

ISBN-10

0786702583

Weight

0.00 Pounds

Dimensions

5.75 x 1.00 x 8.25 In

List Price

$9.95

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

161 pages

Publisher

Carroll & Graf

Published On

1995-09-21



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