The Portage to San Cristóbal of A. H. (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: George Steiner
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Philosophic fantasy
- Time of Work: The late 1970’s
- Setting: Somewhere in the Amazonian jungle of Brazil
- Principal Characters: Adolf Hitler, Emmanuel Lieber, Nikolai Maximovltch Gruzdev, Gervlnus Roethllng, Marvin Crownbacker, Teku, Isaac Amsel, Elie Barach
- Genres: Long fiction, Philosophical realism, Fantasy
- Subjects: History, 1970’s, Memory, Law or legislation, War, Brazil or Brazilians, Good and evil, Rulers, Jungles or rain forests, Adventure, Soldiers, Nazism or Nazis, Amazon, Holocaust, Jewish, Totalitarianism
- Locales: Amazon, Brazil
The Novel
The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H. is a philosophic fantasy and thriller about the capture of Adolf Hitler by an Israeli search team more than thirty years after the collapse of the Third Reich. By this time, Hitler has become a feeble old man in his nineties. The novel begins with the immediate discovery and capture of Hitler by the search party. The sight of Hitler creates a mixture of shock, disgust, and exultation in the search party. The commandos cannot believe their eyes, for the diabolical Hitler is now only a little old man. Two major themes will...
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