book cover of The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H.
 

The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H.

(1981)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
1983 PEN/Faulkner Award (nominee)

Thirty years after World War II, Israeli Nazi-hunters, some of whom lost relatives in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany, find a silent old man in the Amazon jungle. He is Adolf Hitler. The narrative that follows is an exploration of the nature of guilt, vengeance, language and the power of evil.


Genre: Literary Fiction

Praise for this book

"An astonishing book." - Anthony Burgess


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