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A review by lizaroo71
A Man Lies Dreaming by Lavie Tidhar
4.0
Initially I found this to be pretty insane. But as I have thought about it all day, I think I can now see the genius in Tidhar's novel.
We get an alternate history in which Hitler is a detective in London named Wolf. The year is 1939 and Hitler's rise to power is thwarted. Now, to make ends meet, he is stuck being a proctor investigator (much to his own embarrassment).
We also hear from Shomer. He is a prisoner in Auschwitz. And his reality is a stark contrast to Wolf's.
As the story unfolds, you get a sense that Wolf is going to get his comeuppance and Shomer may have a hand in it all.
Tidhar gives notes in the back for historical references which I found quite helpful.
We get an alternate history in which Hitler is a detective in London named Wolf. The year is 1939 and Hitler's rise to power is thwarted. Now, to make ends meet, he is stuck being a proctor investigator (much to his own embarrassment).
We also hear from Shomer. He is a prisoner in Auschwitz. And his reality is a stark contrast to Wolf's.
As the story unfolds, you get a sense that Wolf is going to get his comeuppance and Shomer may have a hand in it all.
Tidhar gives notes in the back for historical references which I found quite helpful.