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“An absolutely brilliant book. A stunning and daring tour de force brimming with wit and penetrating insight.” Daniel Klein, New York Times bestselling author
“A witty, satirical historical novel, Hitler, Mussolini, and Me also asks profound philosophical questions about how that generation could have followed two such physically unattractive men whose political beliefs were based on envy, greed, and hatred. They are questions to ponder long after the last page is turned.” New York Journal of Books
“A hilarious scatological satire starring an Irish art historian living in 1938 Rome, which reduces the twentieth century’s two most notorious dictators, Hitler and Mussolini, to their most base selves…Fart jokes and suspense make this a terrific tale.” Publishers Weekly
“His zippy, wry apologia ought to be snapped up by students of World War II and by adventuresome book groups.” Library Journal
“With bons mots, droll insights into human behavior, and distinctively witty turns of phrase…Davis offers whimsically sardonic yet serious miniessays on feminism, sex, Hitler’s mustache, obscure German literature, and the tragic pervasiveness of anti-Semitism. A sardonic take on human nature and a wry deconstruction of the ‘banality of evil.’” Kirkus Reviews
“Narrator Gerard Doyle’s Irish lilt is comforting and subdued as he reads at an unhurried pace…Doyle makes sure we get the surreal nature of the action.” AudioFile
“In Hitler, Mussolini, and Me, Charles Davis gives us a chance to try…looking at Herr Adolph through the lens of absurdity.” Eleanor Lerman, award-winning poet and author of Radiomen
“Smart, imaginative, clever, hilariously satirical, and timely.” Joan Baum, National Public Radio reviewer