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The Good German: A Novel Paperback – International Edition, September 8, 2020

by Dennis Bock (Author)
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
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In November 1939, a German anti-fascist named Georg Elser came as close to assassinating Adolf Hitler as anyone ever had. In this gripping novel of alternate history, he doesn’t just come close—he succeeds. But he could never have imagined the terrible consequences that would follow from this act of heroism. 

Hermann Göring, masterful political strategist, assumes the Chancellery and quickly signs a non-aggression treaty with the isolationist president Joseph Kennedy that will keep America out of the war that is about to engulf Europe. Göring rushes the German scientific community into developing the atomic bomb, and in August 1944, this devastating new weapon is tested on the English capital. 

London lies in ruins. The war is over, fascism prevails in Europe, and Canada, the Commonwealth holdout in the Americas, suffers on as a client state of the Soviet Union. Georg Elser, blinded in the A-bombing of London, is shipped to Canada and quarantined in a hospice near Toronto called Mercy House. Here we meet William Teufel, a German-Canadian boy who in the summer of 1960 devises a plan that he hopes will distance himself from his German heritage and, unwittingly, brings him face to face with the man whose astonishing act of heroism twenty-one years earlier set the world on its terrifying new path.

In this page-turning narrative, Bock has created an utterly compelling and original novel of historical speculation in the vein of Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America, John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids and Philip K. Dick’s cult classic The Man in the High Castle. 

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    304 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Patrick Crean Editions
  4. Publication date
    September 8, 2020
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.76 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1443460974
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1443460972
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"A cunning, twisted, compelling tale of deeply unexpected consequences."
— Margaret Atwood, author of The Testaments

“… darkly absorbing alternate history.... all of Bock's themes come to vibrant and disturbing life.” — Brian Bethune, Maclean’s Magazine

"A gripping and rather terrifying read."  — Toronto Star

“… [a] riveting alternative history … terrifying.” — Vancouver Sun

"Absorbing and disturbing, intimate and sad, Dennis Bock's The Good German imagines an alternate history of World War Two that is no less savage for not being true. In young William Teufel, Bock gives us a character of melancholy complexity, a boy caught between loyalties, whose world is being unmade even as he struggles to find his place within it. This is a startling novel.” — Steven Price, Giller Prize finalist for Lampedusa


"In his new novel, Dennis Bock depicts the chillingly plausible butterfly effect of a simple twist in history. The Good German is a compelling and thought-provoking story that's remarkably relevant for our times."   — Ellen Keith, bestselling author of The Dutch Wife

“An astonishing concept that speaks directly to our current affairs.” — Leon Rooke, author of House on Major Street

About the Author

DENNIS BOCK’s book of stories, Olympia, won the CAA Jubilee Award, the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and the Betty Trask Award. His novels include The Communist’s Daughter and The Ash Garden, a #1 bestseller, a winner of the Canada-Japan Literary Award and a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Kiriyama Prize and the Amazon.ca First Novel Award. His most recent novel, Going Home Again, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Dennis Bock lives in Toronto.

 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Patrick Crean Editions (September 8, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1443460974
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1443460972
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.76 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Trainman
5.0 out of 5 stars More Than Alternative History
Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2022
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Unlike other alternative WWII histories such as Fatherland or The Man in the High Castle, the Good German is as much about the effect of a different future on its characters as it is about its impact on future events. A compelling read with completely believable characters.
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Willow Arune
2.0 out of 5 stars Tedious..
Reviewed in Canada on June 15, 2023
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The concept led me purchase this book. Alternative history is a special interest. However, this book does not live up to the publisher’s hype.
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Antoine Moonen
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible. A must read for all fans of alternate history.
Reviewed in Canada on February 2, 2022
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Read this book in two sittings. Could NOT put it down. Highly recommended.
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Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2020
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Excellent read by a fantastic author!
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Mad Cyclist
5.0 out of 5 stars Be careful what you wish for.
Reviewed in Canada on September 30, 2020
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An unexpected twist of fate.
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