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Fatherland

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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.


© Robert Harris 1992 (P) Penguin Audio 2014

 20e siècle Fiction Fiction historique Guerre et militaires Histoire alternative Historique Policier Science-fiction Suspense Thrillers et romans à suspense

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The research is extraordinary.
Clever and ingenious... Its breeding is by Orwell, out of P. D. James, a detective story inside a future shock
Gripping in the way John Buchan, Len Deighton and John LeCarré are. The writing is superb. This novel lifts its author into a new and superior class
The highest form of thriller... non-stop excitement
Powerful and chilling... convincing in every detail
A writer who handles suspense like a literary Alfred Hitchcock
Robert Harris has recreated the whole structure of a totally corrupt society in a way that makes the flesh creep
Tightly constructed... grips as tightly as a Nazi's glove
A fantastic thriller... The final solution is an utter surprise. Harris reaches it with speed, conveying a whole culture of grotesquery and kitsch
Ingenious... fast-paced and beautifully written
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Written in 1992, this very original detective story is set in 1964 Germany … with the unique premise that the latter won World War II.

The plot is well constructed with multiple twists and much treachery, this in coherence no doubt with the prevalence for decades of Nazi mentality. Some readers may object however to the graphic violence described in detail in certain scenes.

Clearly, the most interesting aspect of the work is the quite plausible construction of world and European order given the Allied defeat. Berlin, for instance, is rebuilt in accordance with Albert Speer’s visions and Germany has expanded East to the Ural Mountains, where the war still simmers with the Slavs. America maintains a Cold War tactic, as it did, in reality, with the USSR.

The main character, a policeman since the 1930’s, is a quiet rebel to Nazi totalitarianism. Though he spent the War away from Germany in a submarine, one wonders how he did succeed in maintaining his individuality.

Overall, this is a very worthwhile work.

Fascinating!

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Brilliant, visceral writing complemented by great narration with excellent German pronunciation. Very enjoyable. One of Harris' best books.

Extraordinary

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The skillful integration of fact and fiction.
Rather overlong listings of facts.
Another Harris masterpiece.

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