THE INSPIRATION FOR THE OSCAR-NOMINATED MOTION PICTURE 'JOJO RABBIT' NOMINATED FOR 6 ACADEMY
AWARDS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE AND BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY This extraordinary novel is seen
through the eyes of Johannes an avid member of the Hitler Youth in the 1940s. After he is
severely injured in a raid he discovers his parents are hiding a Jewish girl called Elsa
behind a false wall in their large house in Vienna. His initial horror turns to interest then
love and obsession. After the disappearance of his parents Johannes finds he is the only one
aware of Elsa's existence in the house the only one responsible for her survival. Both
manipulating and manipulated Johannes dreads the end of the war: with it will come the
prospect of losing Elsa and their relationship which ranges through passion and obsession
dependence and indifference love and hate. This gripping masterful work examines truth and
lies at both political and personal levels laying bare the darkest corners of the human soul.
