The Mailer Review/Volume 2, 2008/The Hitler Family: A Relational Approach to Norman Mailer

Written by
Walter Grünzweig

Norman Mailer’s The Castle in the Forest is a special experience for an Austrian.In his latest book in the Henry Bech series, John Updike has his Jewish author-protagonist say on the occasion of a visit to Czechoslovakia: “Hitler. To come to Europe is somehow to pay him a visit.” In his latest book, Norman Mailer has paid a visit to the two Austrian regions which are home to the Hitler family.

Works Cited

• Burgess, Anna (1992). Child Trauma: Issues & Research. New York & London: Garland.
• Mailer, Norman (1995). Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery. New York: Random House.
• Mailer, Norman (2007). The Castle in the Forest: A Novel. New York: Random House.
• Stierlin, Helm (1976). Adolf Hitler: A Family Perspective. New York: Psychohistory Press.
• Stierlin, Helm (1976). Hitler: Familienperspektiven. Frankfurt: M. Suhrkamp.
• Uplike, John (1998). "Beck in Czech". J.U. Bech at Bey: 3–36.