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Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes (2015, Hardcover)
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"Look Who's Back" by Timur Vermes is a satirical fiction novel that delves into cultural heritage and society's expectations. Published by Quercus NA in 2015, this hardcover book is written in English and spans 352 pages. The story follows the tale of a fictional German politician who is resurrected through cryogenic preservation and is thrown into a world where his ideas are considered relevant once more. With a blend of humor and commentary, Vermes critiques various aspects of cultural identity and societal norms.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherQuercus NA
ISBN-101623653339
ISBN-139781623653330
eBay Product ID (ePID)168251605
Product Key Features
Book TitleLook Who's Back
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCultural Heritage, Satire
Publication Year2015
GenreFiction
AuthorTimur Vermes
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight18.3 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2013-456575
Reviews"The joke is not on the reanimated Fuhrer, spouting predictably on immigrant and Jews, but on the ironic flippancy of the YouTube generation . . . rollickingly enjoyable."'e" Angel Gurria-Quintana , The Financial Times, "Both funny and frightening, this is a subtle, historical study of the commanding nature of a fanatical demagogue, as well as a savage critique of contemporary western culture . . . a powerful and important book."'e" SueGaisford , The Independent on Sunday, "a hilarious, yet poignant look at today's world through the eyes of one of its most horrific villains . . . the political and social satires translate will through the language barrier as the translator,Jamie Bulloch, did a fantastic job in the writing."'e" Seattle Post Intelligencer, "a hilarious, yet poignant look at today's world through the eyes of one of its most horrific villains . . . the political and social satires translate will through the language barrier as the translator,Jamie Bulloch, did a fantastic job in the writing."-- Seattle Post Intelligencer, "It is 2011 and Hitler is back and going viral in a darkly entertaining satire."'e" The Sunday Times, "Packed with wry, close-to-the-knuckle hilarity, and builds to a gloriously ironic conclusion."'e" Mail on Sunday, "For Vermes's novel is not so much a satire on Third Reich revisionism and nostalgia--although that plays its part--as on the blank ironies of amoral and fad-crazy multi-platform media. For parallels, think Sacha Baron Cohen and Chris Morris. The undead Fuhrer gets his first big break on a show hosted by a Turkish-origin comedian called Ali Gagmez." 'e" Bolyd Tonkin , The Independent
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal833.92
SynopsisHE'S BACK AND HE'S FUHRIOUS! "Desperately funny . . . An ingenious comedy of errors." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times " Satire at its best ." --Newsweek " Thrillingly transgressive." -- The Guardian A NEW YORK TIMES SUMMER READING PICK In this record-breaking bestseller, Timur Vermes imagines what would happen if Adolf Hilter reawakened in present-day Germany: YouTube stardom. Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch of open ground, alive and well. It's the summer of 2011 and 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. People certainly recognize him--as a flawless impersonator who refuses to break character. The unthinkable happens, and the ranting Hitler goes viral, becomes a YouTube star, gets his own TV show, and people begin to listen. But the Fuhrer has another program with even greater ambition in mind--to set the country he finds in shambles back to rights. With daring humor, Look Who's Back is a perceptive study of the cult of personality and of how individuals rise to fame and power in spite of what they preach., "What would happen if Adolf Hitler woke up in modern-day Berlin? In a bestselling satirical novel, he'd end up a TV comedy star . . . Look Who's Back ] has unsurprisingly sparked debate in a country that has grappled for decades with Hitler's unconscionable legacy."- Time Timur Vermes' record-breaking bestseller, Look Who's Back , is a satirical novel that imagines what would happen if Hilter reawakened in present-day Germany. The book was a massive success in Germany, selling more than 1.5 million copies. Janet Maslin of The New York Times called Look Who's Back "desperately funny . . . an ingenious comedy of errors." In the novel, Adolf Hitler wakes up in 2011 from a 66-year sleep in his subterranean Berlin bunker to find the Germany he knew entirely changed: Internet-driven media spreads ideas in minutes and fumes celebrity obsession; immigration has produced multicultural neighborhoods bringing together people of varying race, ethnicity, and religion; and the most powerful person in government is a woman. Hitler is immediately recognized . . . as an impersonator of uncommon skill. The public assumes the fulminating leader of the Nazi party is a performer who is always in character, and soon his inevitable viral appeal begets YouTube stardom, begets television celebrity on a Turkish-born comedian's show. His bigoted rants are mistaken for a theatrical satire-exposing prejudice and misrepresentation-and his media success emboldens Hitler to start his own political party, and set the country he finds a shambles back to rights. With daring and dark humor, Look Who's Back skewers the absurdity and depravity of the cult of personality in modern media culture., HE'S BACK AND HE'S FUHRIOUS "Desperately funny . . . An ingenious comedy of errors." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times " Satire at its best ." --Newsweek " Thrillingly transgressive." -- The Guardian A NEW YORK TIMES SUMMER READING PICK In this record-breaking bestseller, Timur Vermes imagines what would happen if Adolf Hilter reawakened in present-day Germany: YouTube stardom. Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch of open ground, alive and well. It's the summer of 2011 and 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. People certainly recognize him--as a flawless impersonator who refuses to break character. The unthinkable happens, and the ranting Hitler goes viral, becomes a YouTube star, gets his own TV show, and people begin to listen. But the Fuhrer has another program with even greater ambition in mind--to set the country he finds in shambles back to rights. With daring humor, Look Who's Back is a perceptive study of the cult of personality and of how individuals rise to fame and power in spite of what they preach.
LC Classification NumberPT2724.E75E713 2014
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