It’s Brazil, 1974 and this South American country is still a haven for Nazis hiding from justice from their despicable war crimes. A young American journalist has been tracking the suspicious activities of several high-ranking Nazis and arranges to eavesdrop on a secret meeting, a meeting organized by Dr. Josef Mengele the man who ran Auschwitz, the man known as the “Angel of Death”.
Dr. Mengele unleashes a master plan that, in his warped mind, is the hope and destiny of the Aryan race. The young man manages to record part of that meeting and contacts Yakov Liebermann, the famous Nazi hunter, inspired mostly by Simon Wiesenthal. The young man soon disappears leaving Liebermann to find the answer to the question: why must 94 men, all over the world, have to die, all close to sixty-five years old, and on or near certain dates in the next two and a half years?
The reader is left wondering, just like Lieberman, why must 94 mid-level civil servants die? Preferring to work alone, Lieberman begins to ask questions and through his investigations discovers that a number of men have already died… accidently and these men all had sons all with a remarkable likeness.
The concept of mono-nuclear reproduction is introduced, motivating the reader to do their own inquiry and understanding of the science; I know I was. The concept of mono-nuclear reproduction, i.e. “cloning” raises another question. From which donor would Mengele want to scientifically reproduce 94 black haired, blue eyed boys all with the same genetic inheritance? Given the period in our history and the characters involved, the answer becomes fearfully unthinkable, but quite clear. But Mengele also understands that science alone will not work. To maximize the intent of the science and his ultimate goal, domestic and cultural influences must also be duplicated.
When Lieberman’s efforts are being noticed on the international stage, Nazi leadership in Brazil calls back Mengele’s assassins. Mengele, the evil psychopath, decides to strike out on his own to complete his twisted plan. And Lieberman must stop the killings and stop Mengele. They’re both on a collision course.
When this situation reaches its rightful conclusion, the reader is left with a final question: what will happen to the boys?
“The Boys from Brazil” is a fine novel with a despicably ingenuous plot. The book brilliantly spins a fiction from one of the darkest periods in our history. It is clearly written and thought provoking causing the reader to ask: could it have been accomplished, and are the boys now men?
I highly recommend “The Boys from Brazil”.
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