Siegfried
byHarry Mulisch
Genres: Historical fiction
Subenres: Historical Mysteries
Celebrated author Rudolf Herter is in Vienna to read from his masterpiece, The Invention of Love , when in a TV interview he speaks of his desire to write about evil. He is later contracted by an elderly couple who believe he should hear their shocking story. As servants at the Berghof, Hitler's retreat during the war, they looked after Eva Braun and consequently became guardians of a shattering secret and unwilling participants in a terrible crime. Burdened by his new knowledge, Herter must decide what to do with it . . .
Language
en
Published on
25/11/2004
Pages
192
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780141009148
Who is this book for? Readers interested in historical narratives and psychological explorations of morality.
Topics WarIdentityBetrayal
MoodReflective, Suspenseful
ViolenceModerate
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