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The Castle in the Forest : A Novel by Norman Mailer; OverDrive, Inc is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Castle in the Forest : A Novel about?
The final work of fiction from Norman Mailer, a defining voice of the postwar era, is also one of his most ambitious, taking as its subject the evil of Adolf Hitler. The narrator, a mysterious SS man in possession of extraordinary secrets, follows Adolf from birth through adolescence and offers revealing portraits of Hitler’s parents and siblings. A crucial reflection on the shadows that eclipsed the twentieth century, Mailer’s novel delivers myriad twists and surprises along with characteristically astonishing insights into the struggle between good and evil that exists in us all. Praise for The Castle in the Forest “This remarkable novel about the young Adolf Hitler, his family and their shifting circumstances, is Mailer’s most perfect apprehension of the absolutely alien. . . . Mailer doesn’t inhabit these historical figures so much as possess them.” — The New York Times Book Review “Terrifically creepy . . . an icy and convincing portrait of the dictator as a young sociopath.” — Entertainment Weekly “The work of a bold and confident writer who may yet be seen as the preeminent novelist of our time . . . a source of tremendous narrative pleasure . . . Every character . . . li
Who reads The Castle in the Forest : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Norman Mailer; OverDrive, Inc
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781588365903
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- History, Historical Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (178 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14