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Er ist wieder da: Der Roman (Bastei Lübbe Taschenbuch 17178) (German Edition) Kindle Edition

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Sommer 2011. Adolf Hitler erwacht auf einem leeren Grundstück in Berlin-Mitte. Ohne Krieg, ohne Partei, ohne Eva, dafür unter Tausenden von Ausländern und Angela Merkel.

66 Jahre nach seinem vermeintlichen Ende startet er gegen jegliche Wahrscheinlichkeit eine neue Karriere im Fernsehen. Dieser Hitler ist keine Witzfigur, sondern erschreckend real. Und das Land, auf das er trifft, ist es auch: zynisch, hemmungslos erfolgsgeil und vollkommen chancenlos gegenüber dem Demagogen und der Sucht nach Quoten, Klicks und "Gefällt mir!"-Buttons.

Eine Persiflage? Eine Satire? Polit-Comedy? All das und mehr: Dieser Roman ist ein literarisches Kabinettstück erster Güte.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008NW1M4K
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eichborn; 1st edition (21 Sept. 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ German
File size ‏ : ‎ 3314 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 401 pages

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- 204 in Literature & Fiction in German
- 717 in Historical German Fiction
- 762 in Literary Satire Fiction

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Timur Vermes was born in Nuremberg in 1967, the son of a German mother and a Hungarian father who fled Hungary in 1956. He studied history and politics and went on to become a journalist. He has written for various newspapers and magazines, and has ghostwritten several books since 2007. This is his first novel, and is currently being made into a film by Mythos in a co-production with Constantin Film.

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Ben Vale

Sympathy for the devil. Gut-wrenching funny.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 October 2016

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Unlike many other satirical work about Adolph Hitler, this one succeeds at portraying Hitler in a way that is believable and shocking at the same time because one can't help to agree with him on many issues which shows that even today we're not safe from making the same mistakes again. One only needs to look at recent developments in America with the popularity of Trump and the UK voting for Brexit on the back of fearmongering, not the Jews this time, but immigrants. Hitler played on the fears of Germans very effectively and this is very well demonstrated in this book that will make you laugh out loud and choke at the same time. I also recommend the movie which also taking some liberties completely took the essence of this book and put it on the screen.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 December 2023

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A deeply courageous, challenging and creative depiction of the enduring influence of far-right ideology in Germany. Found the film far more engaging than the book.

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LEVIATHON

A marvellous novel, essential reading at this aniversary time.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2014

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Having read the English translation and being bilingual, I decided that I should acquire the original German version. It was a wonderful read, the real 1930s ideoms and form of speach were so well used. I can strongly recommend it to any reader. It arrived in record time and was cheaper than the English translation.

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Alexander

Excellent book - You could almost hear Hitler's voice as you read it...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2014

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I can't begin to say how much I enjoyed reading this book. I realise that there is now an English version, but my review is based on the original German text (I haven't read the English one, so can't comment on the translation). The author appears to have put an awful lot of time and effort into really capturing the essence of this inherently evil man. So much so, that at some points in the book you find yourself empathising with the former dictator as he tries to find his feet in modern Berlin. An excellently written, funny and at times challenging read, which is very well worth a read.

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Em

My Dad loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 October 2013

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I bought this for my German dad and he thought it was brilliant. A quirky tale that had him laughing out loud many a time. My husband loved it too. Due to the subject and the particular German dialect, I can't really imagine how well this book would translate to English. If it does, then I'll certainly buy i.

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AK

A German attempt to get to grips with the darker 20th century past - part hillarious and part scary

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2014

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Timur Vermes has picked up on a long time German tabu - namely Adolf Hitler - and transported the figure into a modern day (2011) Berlin for a fictional account of such a 'scenario'. Perhaps not surprisingly the first entry onto the scene comes through media, leading to a swift increase in popularity and stature for the reincarnated Hitler, and wider opportunities thereafter.

The book has three main thrusts - the first being an observation of the modern world through the eyes of a mentally still 1945 conditioned Hitler, the second being a critical review of the modern German political and media landscape (again from the same point of view), and the third an attempt to somewhat dampen the inbuilt feelings of guilt that the Germans have been living with for the past almost seven decades.

The first two are often hillarious, due to both their partial absurdity and the sharp observations. The latter may well be based on one of the most horrendous ideologies in human history but still manage to distill many of the imperfections of modern society very well. The language use is superb and that alone a reason to read it in the original (if your German is up to scratch, otherwise Look Who's Back is the only way forward I am afraid) - irrespective of how good the translation may be, you will not be able get the original Hitleresque tonality across in any other language. The mix between vocabulary stemming from the gutter and truly epic one, the grand tone, even when dealing with trivialities, etc. is simply unique, brilliantly captured and not translatable.

As for the modern German politics / media part, you will certainly not get nearly as much from the book if you do not have a working understanding of the current party structure in Germany and the politicians currently on the scene, or what news outlets stand for what.

Finally, it is understandable that the book was a success in Germany, as it can well lead to a feeling of reduced collective responsibility of the current generation for the sins of their forefathers. This makes the book also somewhat of a 'like it or be very much horrified by it' piece of writing. While I would interpret the message quite clearly that a return to Nazi policies of old is absurd to say the least, not all readers will see it this way and joking about WW2 and its attrocities is still walking on very thin ice.

As such I would not recommend the book to people who are apt to take it too literally. If you look at it with a more relaxed demeanour or classify it as comedy, speak German and are reasonably conversant with the current situation in the country, it is a very amusing piece well worth reading. With a scary final paragraph.

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Nigel Watson

A really overrated book. Apart from all the atrocities ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2016

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A really overrated book. Apart from all the atrocities that Hitler should be remembered for, he was also a crushing bore, as this book unfortunately demonstrates. It is supposed to be a satire but is not that comical at all.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 March 2013

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Fascinating read.Very unusual to have a satirical novel on Hitler in German.Most Brits will have to wait for the translated version but would recommend it when that happens.

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Frank Pöcze

Einfach fantastisch sarkastisch

Reviewed in Spain on 27 January 2018

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Ich habe zuerst das Buch gelesen, dann den Film gesehen. Beide sind genial, auch wenn sie manchmal etwas von einander abweichen. Ich musste mich immer wieder dabei ertappen, dass ich beim Lesen versuchte, geistig die Stimme Hitlers nachzumachen. Gut geschrieben, ein tolles Thema und eine traurige Ironie unserer Zeit.

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Bellissima edizione

Reviewed in Italy on 29 August 2017

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Ho comprato questo libro per fare un regalo di compleanno a mia sorella. La spedizione è stata molto rapida e il libro è arrivato in perfette condizioni. Poi l'edizione è davvero bella!

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マトイス

Interesting

Reviewed in Japan on 9 February 2020

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A book that proposes an interesting concept without the usual hysteria.

Matthias Weiss

Funny, scary, deeply intelligent

Reviewed in the United States on 22 October 2015

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I didn't know the book existed until I saw the trailer for the movie. I'm a German native (expat), so naturally I get many of the references as well as the style of language: You really feel as though the story was told by someone from the middle of the 20th century.

The book takes to prisoners: Everybody and everyone gets their share of criticism and ridicule, from the neo-Nazis to the Greens and Social Democrats. The underlying question of the book is, "Could it happen again?" - which it answers in the affirmative.

The style is a dry, witty humor, on a foundation of a solid knowledge of the history of the Third Reich and the philosophy driving its Führer. At times, you laugh with Hitler about the follies of modern-day society, other times you hold your breath because of the casual application of the most humanity-denying worldview that probably exists. Wouldn't you know, abortion is bad because without it, we could have had four or five more tank divisions to send into battle in the next war.

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