- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; Export ed edition (6 May 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061006629
- ISBN-13: 978-0099263814
- ASIN: 0099263815
- Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 2.4 x 17.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (137 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fatherland is set in an alternative world where Hitler has won the Second World War. It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Xavier March, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei, is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin's most prestigious suburb. As March discovers the identity of the body, he uncovers signs of a conspiracy that could go to the very top of the German Reich. And, with the Gestapo just one step behind, March, together with an American journalist, is caught up in a race to discover and reveal the truth - a truth that has already killed, a truth that could topple governments, a truth that will change history.
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Robert Harris is the author of six novels - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, Imperium and The Ghost - all of which were worldwide bestsellers. His work has been translated into thirty-one languages. He was born in Nottingham in 1957 and is a graduate of Cambridge University. He worked as a reporter on the BBC's Newsnight and Panorama programmes, before becoming Political Editor of the Observer in 1987, and then a columnist on the Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph. In 2003 he was named Columnist of the Year in the British Press Awards. He lives near Hungerford in Berkshire with his wife and their four children.
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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterclass in thriller writing,
By Mme DLR (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fatherland (Paperback)
Quite simply: stunning! One of my favourite books of all time. I love alternate history and this is probably the best example I know.
Robert Harris's depiction of a victorious Third Reich is vivid and full of rich observations (and I'm assuming, given his pedigree as a journalistic, wholly authentic). Whether it's the tour of Berlin on the bus or the different strata of the security services or the tiny details (such as the statue outside the airport built from melted down Spitfires) everything is brilliantly brought to life. The backstory of how the Nazis won is also deftly handled (watch out for it just before the Kennedy visit is announced). More than this - and some very tight plotting - it's the characters that make 'Fatherland' so memorable. March is a wonderful hero; Charlie suitably sassy and vulnerable. The supporting cast are also good. I love the banter between Zavi and Max, and the rogue's gallery of Nazis. In just a few lines, for example, Harris captures the character of Herr Brecker beautifully - all sleaze and venality. The book is also wonderfully textured with plenty of humour amongst the darkness and intrigue. This is Robert Harris's masterclass in how to write a thriller. I've read all his subsequent books but, in my opinion, none have quite touched these heights - though the current Cicero trilogy isn't far off.
59 of 64 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you're gonna read one book, read this...,
This review is from: Fatherland (Paperback)
I bought this book to read on a train journey home a few years ago. The journey lasted about an hour and a half, but I finally put the book down after reading the final word of the final page at 4am the next morning. Apart from showing my ticket to the conductor I don't think I talked to anyone in between. I was hooked. I even ignored the pretty brunette sat opposite me. Set in 1964, with Hitler having won the war and ruling over a Greater German Reich, a German policeman investigates a supposedly routine death and ends up uncovering a secret that some people will go to any length to protect. A great read that will leave an impact on you years after your first read.
36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
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Powerful, thought-provoking, superb!,
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Follow following advice:-
1. Buy book 2. Open first page 3. Cancel plans to visit pub/work/eat/drink for approximately 2 days 4. Immerse in contents until final page read. 5. Tell your friends that this book is superb 6. Resume boring life... Say no more. Brilliant.
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