The Father of a Murderer
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The Father of a Murderer takes place in a classroom of the Wittelsbach Gymnasium in 1920s Munich over the course of a single Greek lesson. Headmaster Himmler (the father of Heinrich Himmler) enters the classroom, apparently to observe the students' progress. However, he soon takes over the lesson himself. Himmler mercilessly tests the boys, but his real purpose is to teach a political lesson to the German youths, and through them to settle scores with their fathers.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0811212610
ISBN13:9780811212618
Release Date:April 1994
Publisher:New Directions Publishing Corporation
Length:95 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"
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Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Humanities Literature Literature & FictionCustomer Reviews
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Very exciting and historically important
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
The father of a murderer was in real life the father of the german nationalsocialist politician Heinrich Himmler, one of Hitler's nearest compains. Himmler educated greece at a humanistic school in munich, but he was not human at all. Andersch had to leave school after a very bad verbal test - as well as his brother, who should finish school soon. This little book shows the character of one of the most important leaders in Nazi-Deutschland, and Anderschs finishes the story with a question: "Does humanism protects against nothing?"
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