- Fiction, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), War criminals, German fiction
**The Nazi and the Barber** (also published as *The Nazi Who Lived As a Jew*, in the German original *Der Nazi & der Friseur*) of the German-Jewish writer Edgar Hilsenrath is a grotesque novel about the Holocaust during the time of Nazism in Germany.
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Bleak, prestige, overwhelming and demanding.
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- unpretentiousprestige
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- effortlessdemanding
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Edgar Hilsenrath
- First published
- 1977
- Pages
- 418
- Publisher
- Manor Books, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Owl of Minerva
- Editions
- 19
- Language
- French, English, German, tur
- ISBN
- 9783943334227
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About Edgar Hilsenrath · 1926–2018
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