PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
The son of a German mother and a Hungarian father who fled the country in 1956, Timur Vermes was born in Nuremberg in 1967. He studied history and politics and went on to become a journalist. He has written for the Abendzeitung and the Cologne Express and worked for various magazines. He has ghostwritten several books since 2007. This is his first novel. Jamie Bulloch's translations include Ruth Maier's Diary, Portrait of a Mother as a Young Women by F. C. Delius, and novels by Paulus Hochgatterer and Daniel Glattauer.
'Both funny and frightening, this is a subtle, historical study of the commanding nature of the fanatical demagogue, as well as a savage critique of contemporary western culture. It is a powerful and important book' Sue Gaisford, Independent. * Independent * 'Be warned. This book is funny. Very funny' Rebecca Morrison, Independent. * Rebecca Morrison, Independent * 'An uproarious, disturbing book that will resonate long after you turn the final page' Caroline Jowett, Daily Express. * Daily Express * This uproariously funny satire will have you in stitches * Shortlist * A satire on the cult of personality . . . nicely played * Monocle * The jokes are very funny . . . rollicking, enjoyable -- Sam Leith * Financial Times * There's no question that the novel has hit upon the key paradox of our modern obsession with Hitler -- Philip Olterman * Observer * The Hitler of Look Who's Back has aged not a whit: his fascist views are intact, and he is as foul-tempered and misanthropic as ever -- Christopher Goodwin * Sunday Times * Wonderfully inventive, very funny and superbly written * We Love This Book * Peculiar, provocative and very funny . . . It makes you laugh and forces you to think -- Darragh McManus * Irish Independent * Both funny and frightening . . . A powerful and important book -- Sue Gaisford * Independent on Sunday * Laugh-out-loud funny . . . An uproarious, disturbing book that will resonate long after you turn the final page -- Caroline Jowett * Daily Express * Brilliant and hilarious -- Ken Follett A brilliant book -- Russell Kane Worryingly believable (time travelling despots aside) and unsettling. But also very funny -- Nathan Filer Be warned. This book is funny. Very funny -- Rebecca K Morrison * Independent *
