Young Adolf

---

An audacious, unnerving satire of the twentieth century’s most notorious figure. 

Liverpool, 1912. Young Adolf Hitler, a recent art-school dropout on the run from military service in Austria, turns up to stay with his brother Alois and sister-in-law Bridget. Idle and dirty, Adolf spends his days sprawled on the couch, gripped by paranoia that Austrian officials are tailing him. Adolf’s poor conduct – constant sponging, an ill temper, and a refusal to assist in Alois’ questionable business adventures – quickly draws the ire of his family. Surely this is a young man who will never amount to anything?  

First published by Duckworth in 1978

Published by Penguin in 1991

Forthcoming edition published by Daunt Books