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by Beryl Bainbridge (Author) "There had been a nasty incident, half-way between France and England, when young Adolf, turning in a moment of weakness to take a last look..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 161 pages
  • Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc; 1st Carroll & Graf Ed edition (1 Sep 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0786702583
  • ISBN-13: 978-0786702589
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Fleeing conscription in the Austrian army, young Hitler heads for the Liverpool home of his brother Alois, where he arrives unexpected and unwelcomed and finds himself involved in a nightmarish intrigue.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Light reading for the beach, 15 May 2008
By T. Krings "thorstenkrings2" (düsseldorf) - See all my reviews
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Granted, it's not to difficult to make fun of Hitler and probably it's even important to do so. Because exposing the ridiculous side of facism kills is fascination. However, Bainbridge picks the young Hitler and portrays him as clueless and paranoid. She combines this with memories of his truly unpleasant childhood and early years in Vienna. This does certainly not work because it does not make sense to create empathy for a person and then expose him to ridicule. So all in all this book is an uneasy mixture of satire and psychological novella. I think Bainbridhe should have decided whether to write a serious book about Hitler at this point in his life (which could have been interesting) or just a farce. In terms of trhe book being funny it's a pitty that Bainbridge did not really make full use of the potential Hitler's encounters with the English would have provided for comedy. So all in all the book is readable but only for its entertainment value.
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1.0 out of 5 stars STERILE EXERCISE IN FICTIONAL BIOGRAPHY, 1 Sep 2008
By B. McCanna "Barry McCanna" (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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One of the benefits of writing fiction is that it can be stocked with characters which derive their existence solely from the author's imagination. Writing about real people on the other hand should impose certain restrictions upon the author. The biographical approach may well require preparation and research, to arrive at as close an approximation as possible. Alternatively, a historical figure may feature in a novel, as for example, Charles de Gaulle in "The Day Of The Jackal".

Adolf Hitler has featured ad nauseam in both categories, but this book is a hybrid. It's based on the premise that in 1912 he came to stay in Toxteth, Liverpool, with his half-brother Alois. This claim has been the subject of thorough investigation, and exposed as untrue, but if Miss Bainbridge knows this she ain't letting on (and if she don't, she should). Instead, she's produced a fictional concoction about a real person, masquerading as fact. This conceit might be justified if the result cast new light upon Hitler's character and motivation, but sadly that is not the case (indeed, how could it be?). I was left feeling that both her writing, and my reading of it, had been a sterile exercise.
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