The Plot Against America - Philip Roth Kartoniert (TB)

DISCOVER THE NOVEL BEHIND THE BRILLIANT NEW TV DRAMA'Though on the morning after the election disbelief prevailed especially among the pollsters by the next everybody seemed to understand everything...'When celebrity aviator Charles A. Lindbergh wins the 1940 presidential election on the slogan of 'America First' fear invades every Jewish household. Not only has Lindbergh blamed the Jews for pushing America towards war with Germany he has negotiated an 'understanding' with the Nazis promising peace between the two nations.Growing up in the 'ghetto' of Newark Philip Roth recounts his chi ldhood caught in the stranglehold of this counterfactual nightmare. As America sinks into its own dark metamorphosis and Jewish families are torn apart fear and uncertainty spread.Who really is President Lindbergh?And to what end has he hijacked America?