Timur Vermes – författare

By the author of LOOK WHO''S BACK, a radical and bold satire in inequitable times."Whizz-bang energy and gleeful imaginative savagery" Sam Leith, Guardian"More than mere satire, it''s a book that engages deeply" Alex Preston, Financial Times"An immensely enjoyable read" Daniel Hahn, Spectator"A caustic, clever satire with a powerful emotional core" Becky Long, Irish Times"Satirical, sharp, believable . . . Brilliant" Rick O''Shea, RTEREFUGEE CAMPS IN AFRICA ARE SWELLINGAnd Europe has closed its borders. The refugees have no future, no hope, and no money to pay the vast sums now demanded by people smugglers. The only thing they have is time. AND THEN AN ANGEL ARRIVES FROM REALITY T.V.When model and star presenter Nadeche Hackenbusch comes to film at the largest of the camps, one young refugee sees a unique opportunity: to organise a march to Europe, in full view of the media. Viewers are gripped as the vast convoy moves closer, but the far right in Germany is regrouping and the government is at a loss. Which country will halt the refugees in their tracks? THE HUNGRY AND THE FATA devastating, close-to-the-knuckle satire about the haves and have-nots in our divided world by one of Europe''s finest and most perceptive writers.Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch

THE SMASH-HIT HITLER SATIRE - MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD

"A brilliant book" RUSSELL KANE "Brilliant and hilarious" KEN FOLLETT"An uproarious, disturbing book that will resonate long after you turn the final page" Caroline Jowett, Daily Express"There''s no question that the novel has hit upon the key paradox of our modern obsession with Hitler" Philip Olterman, ObserverBerlin, Summer 2011. Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch of open ground, alive and well. Things have changed - no Eva Braun, no Nazi party, no war. Hitler barely recognises his beloved Fatherland, filled with immigrants and run by a woman.

People certainly recognise him, albeit as a flawless impersonator who refuses to break character. The unthinkable, the inevitable happens, and the ranting Hitler goes viral, becomes a YouTube star, gets his own T.V. show, and people begin to listen. But the Führer has another programme with even greater ambition - to set the country he finds a shambles back to rights.

Look Who''s Back stunned and then thrilled 1.5 million German readers with its fearless approach to the most taboo of subjects. Naive yet insightful, repellent yet strangely sympathetic, the revived Hitler unquestionably has a spring in his step.

Translated from German by Jamie Bulloch

A box-office-hit film now available on NETFLIXA two-part BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation directed by and starring David Threlfall (Shameless)

Hitler on täällä taas!

Hillitön poliittinen satiiri Hitlerin toisesta tulemisesta

Adolf Hitler herää berliiniläisellä joutomaalla vuonna 2011, pudistelee pölyt univormustaan ja ryhtyy hommiin, jatkamaan kesken jäänyttä tehtäväänsä. Maailmalla myyntimenestykseksi ja palkintolistoille noussut Täällä taas on samalla epäkorrektin hauska ja karmivan ajankohtainen kuva nyky-Euroopasta. Mitä Hitler ajattelisi tämän päivän Saksasta? Ja vielä pelottavampi kysymys: Miten Eurooppa suhtautuisi Hitleriin?

Timur Vermes (s. 1967) on saksalainen toimittaja ja kirjailija. Aiemmin haamukirjoittajana toimineen Vermesin esikoisromaani Täällä taas myi hetkessä Saksassa yli miljoona kappaletta, ja siitä on tekeillä elokuva.