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Munich is a 2017 historical novel by English writer Robert Harris. [1] The novel is set in September 1938 over four days in the context of the Munich Agreement. [2] The two main characters, both fictional, are Hugh Legat, private secretary to Neville Chamberlain, and Paul Hartmann, a German junior diplomat and member of an anti-Hitler group. [1] Legat and Hartmann are friends from their student days at Balliol College, Oxford University. [1] On 21 September 2017, an article in the Evening Standard asserted that the Paul Hartmann character was based on Adam von Trott zu Solz. [3]
Film
The novel was made into a 2021 German/British drama film for Netflix. [4]
References
- ^ a b c Anthony Quinn (writer) (15 September 2017). "Munich by Robert Harris review – can two old friends stop Hitler and avert disaster?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ McClurg, Jocelyn (23 January 2018). "Neville Chamberlain, Hitler face off in taut thriller 'Munich'". USA Today. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Sexton, David (21 September 2017). "Munich by Robert Harris - review". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Roxy Simons and Molli Mitchell (12 January 2022). "Robert Harris and Christian Schwochow on the True Story Behind 'Munich—The Edge of War'". Newsweek. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
Munich is a 2017 historical novel by English writer Robert Harris. [1] The novel is set in September 1938 over four days in the context of the Munich Agreement. [2] The two main characters, both fictional, are Hugh Legat, private secretary to Neville Chamberlain, and Paul Hartmann, a German junior diplomat and member of an anti-Hitler group. [1] Legat and Hartmann are friends from their student days at Balliol College, Oxford University. [1] On 21 September 2017, an article in the Evening Standard asserted that the Paul Hartmann character was based on Adam von Trott zu Solz. [3]
Film
The novel was made into a 2021 German/British drama film for Netflix. [4]
References
- ^ a b c Anthony Quinn (writer) (15 September 2017). "Munich by Robert Harris review – can two old friends stop Hitler and avert disaster?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ McClurg, Jocelyn (23 January 2018). "Neville Chamberlain, Hitler face off in taut thriller 'Munich'". USA Today. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Sexton, David (21 September 2017). "Munich by Robert Harris - review". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Roxy Simons and Molli Mitchell (12 January 2022). "Robert Harris and Christian Schwochow on the True Story Behind 'Munich—The Edge of War'". Newsweek. Retrieved 28 January 2022.