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What if hitler had never been born? In Stephen Fry's most seriously ambitious novel to date, he creates a futuristic fantasy that becomes a thriller with a funny streak. Tackling one of history's darkest episodes, he poses the question: What if Hitler had never been born? An unquestionable... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Michael "Puppy" Young: A young history student at Cambridge University on the verge of completing his doctoral thesis on the early life of Adolf Hitler and his mother.
- Leo Zuckerman: a physicist who has a strong personal interest in Hitler, the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust.
- Steve: A Princeton student and accomplice of Michael.
- Rudi: Add a description of this character.
- Hubbard
- Mikey: An American college student
- Jane: Girlfriend of Michael Young
- Brown
- Hans Mend
- Rudolf Gloder: A commoner in the German Army during World War I
- Axel Bauer: The given name of Lel Zuckermann
- Michael Young: Our hero. A student at Cambridge with an interest in the life of Klara Hitler and youg Adolf Hitler.
- Alois: Adolf Hitler's father
- Leo Zuckermann: A physicist who has developed the technology to view a given moment and time in history.
- Adolf Hitler
- Ignaz
- Klara: Adolf Hitler's mother who secretly resents her husband Alois and suffers in her marriage away from her beloved home.
- Gutmann
- Kremer
- Schmidt
- Double Eddie
- Ballinger
- Brunau
- Todd
- Schenck
- Taylor
- Donald
- Ronnie
- Wagner
- Hauptmann Gloder
- Ruth
- Baligand
- Eckert
- Chester
- Scott
- Anna
- Tim
- Ludendorff
First Sentence edit
It starts with a dream.
Table of Contents edit
Book One
1. Making Coffee
It starts with a dream...
2. Making Breakfast
The smell of rats
3. Making Good
Parks
4. Making News
We Germans
5. Making Ready
The pigeon-hole
6. Making Trouble
Diabolo
7. Making Friends
The History Muse
8. Making Love
Feathers and claws and fur
9. Making Up
Little orange pills
10. Making Free
The eagle has landed
11. Making Conversation
Coffee and chocolate
12. Making Threats
School report: I
13. Making Mistakes
School report: II
14. Making Waves
A window on the world
15. Making War
Adi and Rudi
16. Making Music
Hangover
17. Making Movies
T.I.M.
18. Making Moves
Leo captures a pawn
19. Making Smoke
The Frenchman and the Colonel's Helmet: I
20. Making Amends
Axel Bauer's story
21. Making History
47° 13' N, 10° 52' E
Book Two
1. Local History
Henry Hall
2. Military History
The Frenchman and the Colonel's helmet: II
3. Medical History
The rod of Hermes
4. Personal History
Rudi's wartime diary
5. Potted History
PJ's famous pancakes
6. Rewriting History
Sir William Mills (1856-1932)
7. Ancient History
Implications
8. Political History
Party animals
9. Modern History
Firestone
10. Natural History
Still waters run deep
11. American History
The Gettysburg Address
12. Family History
The waters of death
13. Official History
Talking in his sleep
14. Secret History
A lonely life
15. Movie History
The Sting
16. Making History
Rats
17. Epilogue
The event horizon
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephen Fry (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hutchinson
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0091791413
Page Count: 389
Publisher: Hutchinson
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0091791413
Page Count: 389
Awards edit
- Sidewise Award for Alternate History (1998: Long Form)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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