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Fatherland (novel) - Definition and Overview

Fatherland is the title of a 1992 thriller novel by the English writer and journalist Robert Harris which doubles as a work of virtual history and postulates a world in which Nazi Germany was triumphant as a consequence of World War II.

The story follows a police detective investigating a murder, who gets embroiled in a political scandal involving Nazi party officials.

A TV movie of the book was made in 1994 by HBO, and starred Rutger Hauer and Miranda Richardson. It was also serialised on BBC radio.


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