Look Who's Back

Name: Look Who's Back
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SKU: 9781782067832
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By Timur Vermes

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Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes is a satirical novel that imagines Adolf Hitler waking up in modern-day Berlin, bewildered by the changes since 1945. As Hitler tries to navigate contemporary society, he inadvertently becomes a media sensation, exposing the absurdities of modern culture and the media landscape. The book blends humour with sharp social commentary, reflecting on how history might interact with today's world.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy satirical and provocative reads that explore contemporary society through a unique, thought-provoking premise. It offers a darkly comedic take on the resurgence of historical figures in modern settings, challenging readers to reflect on the current political and social landscape. If you appreciate novels that blend humour with biting social commentary, this book could be a great choice.

Look Who's Back

Hitler returns to life in modern Berlin and becomes a media sensation.

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Berlin, Summer 2011. Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch of open ground, alive and well. Things have changed - no Eva Braun, no Nazi party, no war. Hitler barely recognises his beloved Fatherland, filled with immigrants and run by a woman.

People certainly recognise him, albeit as a flawless impersonator who refuses to break character. The unthinkable, the inevitable happens, and the ranting Hitler goes viral, becomes a YouTube star, gets his own TV show, and people begin to listen. But the Fuhrer has another programme with even greater ambition - to set the country he finds a shambles back to rights.

Look Who's Back stunned and then thrilled 1.5 million German readers with its fearless approach to the most taboo of subjects. Naive yet insightful, repellent yet strangely sympathetic, the revived Hitler unquestionably has a spring in his step.

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Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes is seen as both humorous and alarming, offering a nuanced exploration of the influence of fervent leaders. It serves as a harsh commentary on modern Western culture.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782067832

Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 March 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: MacLehose Press

Contributors:

Translated by Jamie Bulloch
Translated by Jamie Bulloch

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

The son of a German mother and a Hungarian father who fled the country in 1956, Timur Vermes was born in Nuremberg in 1967. He studied history and politics and went on to become a journalist. He has written for the Abendzeitung and the Cologne Express and worked for various magazines. He has ghostwritten several books since 2007. This is his first novel.

Jamie Bulloch's translations include Ruth Maier's Diary, Portrait of a Mother as a Young Women by F. C. Delius, and novels by Paulus Hochgatterer and Daniel Glattauer.