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A carregar... Look Who's Back (2012)por Timur Vermes
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Es el verano de 2011. Adolf Hitler despierta en un descampado en el centro de Berlín. No hay símbolos nazis, reina la paz, las calles están invadidas por extranjeros y Alemania está gobernada por una mujer rechoncha que hace lo que quiere en Europa. Sesenta y seis años después de su caída, el resucitado Hitler triunfa en la televisión como perfecto imitador del Führer, un cómico genial. Pero él no bromea en absoluto. La fama es la plataforma perfecta para retomar su carrera política. ¿Qué daño podría hacer hoy Hitler? Is it morally acceptable to feature Hitler as the rather likeable protagonist of a comic novel? Is it in good taste to turn a mass murderer into a figure of fun? These questions naturally come to mind when faced with Timur Vermes's first novel. The premise is simple - Hitler inexplicably wakes up in modern day Berlin and, mistaken for an uncannily brilliant method actor, lands a programme on national tv. Much of the resulting humour is, predictably, based on the reverse anachronisms raised by the Rip-van-Winkle situation. Hitler is astounded by the technological advances such as the "mouse device", the "internetwork" and the "Vikipedia", which he believes is named after the "intrepid explorer Teutons of old". He is flummoxed by the sight of "madwomen" walking their dogs and cleaning up after them,cannot understand why his goth scretary does not wear wholesome, colourful clothing and is impressed that Herr Starbuck has apparently taken over all the coffee houses in Berlin. Vermes makes the most out of these scenes, but he is most incisive when he uses his character to satirize modern-day society, politics and media. On the whole, an entertaining and occasionally thought-provoking read. What is pleasantly surprising is that although the humour is probably quite culture and language-specific, the English translation is zesty, flowing and idiomatic. Kudos to Jamie Bulloch for this. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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He's back. Berlin, Summer 2011. Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch of ground, alive and well. Things have changed - no Eva Braun, no Nazi party, no war. Hitler barely recognizes his beloved Fatherland, filled with immigrants and run by a woman. And he's fu?hrious. People certainly recognize 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 T.V. show, and people begin to listen. But the Fu?hrer has another programme with even greater ambition - to set the country he finds a shambles back to rights. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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However, I unsurprisingly found the modern-day Hitler a less than sympathetic character, and I was never eager to pick up the book again to read on. The ending however, was unsettling because .... oh no, I mustn't be guilty of a spoiler alert. ( )