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The Castle in the Forest is the last novel by writer Norman Mailer, published in the year of his death, 2007. It is the story of Adolf Hitler's childhood as seen through the eyes of Dieter, a demon sent to put him on his destructive path.
- Norman Mailer
- 2007
Jan 1, 2007 · The Castle in the Forest is the memoir of a demon - Dieter, who was assigned by Satanic forces to influence young Adolph Hitler. It is also a biography of young Adolph Hitler and his family, told from the point of view of the demon.
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Jan 21, 2007 · This remarkable novel about the young Adolf Hitler, his family and their shifting circumstances, is Mailer’s most perfect apprehension of the absolutely alien. No wonder it is narrated by...
A crucial reflection on the shadows that eclipsed the twentieth century, Mailer’s noveldelivers myriad twists and surprises along with characteristically astonishing insights into the struggle between good and evil that exists in us all. Praise for The Castle in the Forest.
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- Norman Mailer
Jan 1, 2007 · Read 455 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. No career in modern American letters is at once so brilliant, varied, and controversial as…
Praise for The Castle in the Forest “This remarkable novel about the young Adolf Hitler, his family and their shifting circumstances, is Mailer’s most perfect apprehension of the absolutely...
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About The Castle in the Forest. The final work of fiction from Norman Mailer, a defining voice of the postwar era, is also one of his most ambitious, taking as its subject the evil of Adolf Hitler.
