Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
350
Language
English
Published
Jan 6, 2012
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
033053579X
ISBN-13
9780330535793
Description
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
On vacation with his girlfriend, Ingeborg, the German war-game champion Udo Berger returns to a small town on the Costa Brava where he spent his summers as a child. There, they meet another vacationing German couple, who introduce them to the darker side of the resort town’s life. Soon Udo is enmeshed in a round of the Third Reich, his favorite World War II strategy game, with a shadowy local called El Quemado. As the game draws to its conclusion, Udo discovers that the outcome may be all too real.
Written in 1989, The Third Reich is a stunning exploration of memory and violence---and a rare glimpse at a world-class writer coming into his own.
On vacation with his girlfriend, Ingeborg, the German war-game champion Udo Berger returns to a small town on the Costa Brava where he spent his summers as a child. There, they meet another vacationing German couple, who introduce them to the darker side of the resort town’s life. Soon Udo is enmeshed in a round of the Third Reich, his favorite World War II strategy game, with a shadowy local called El Quemado. As the game draws to its conclusion, Udo discovers that the outcome may be all too real.
Written in 1989, The Third Reich is a stunning exploration of memory and violence---and a rare glimpse at a world-class writer coming into his own.
Genres
Mystery
Action & Adventure
Travel