New York: Random House, 2007. First Edition. Signed by Norman Mailer on the half-title. 8vo, publisher's original black cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, the pictorial dustjacket printed in colours. [x], 477, [4] pp. A pristine copy, as mint. FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY NORMAN MAILER. A truly provocative work, and one of Mailer's last great books, this is the story in narration form, by a mysterious SS man in possession of some extraordinary secrets. A view into Adolf Hitler from birth with revealing portraits of his family. " A tapestry of unforgettable characters the book delivers its myriad twists and surprises with astonishing insight into the nature of the struggle between good and evil....At its core is a hypothesis that this novel employs with stunning originality.' Publisher

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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. The novel explores the idea that Hitler had no Jewish heritage but was the product of incest. It forms a thematic contrast with the writer's immediately previous novel The Gospel According to the Son (1997), which deals with the early life of Jesus.

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Bookseller: Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 70209
Title: THE CASTLE IN THE FOREST
Author: Mailer Norman
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2007

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