The Portage to San Cristóbal of A. H. (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: George Steiner
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Philosophical
- Time of Work: The late 1970’s
- Setting: The Amazonian jungle of Brazil
- 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
Characters Discussed
Adolf Hitler, the former leader of Germany, in his nineties and living in the Amazonian rain forest. Frail looking and barely able to speak when the Israeli Capture Team first apprehends him, he gains strength almost imperceptibly as the story progresses. As the men weaken and begin to die, Hitler becomes stronger and begins to offer suggestions and then orders on how to avoid the dangers of the jungle. By the end of the novel, he has completely regained his powerful oratorical ability, to such a degree that none of the remaining team is able to silence him...
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