The Boys from Brazil, Ira Levin
The Boys from Brazil, Ira Levin
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The Boys from Brazil

Author: Ira Levin

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 8 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/24/2014

Synopsis

Alive and hiding in South America, the fiendish Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues for a horrifying project—the creation of the Fourth Reich. Barry Kohler, a young investigative journalist, gets wind of the project and informs famed Nazi hunter Yakov Lieberman, but before he can relay the evidence, Kohler is killed.Thus Ira Levin opens one of the strangest and most masterful novels of his career. Why has Mengele marked a number of harmless aging men for murder? What is the hidden link that binds them? What interest can they possibly hold for their killers: six former SS men dispatched from South America by the most wanted Nazi still alive, the notorious "Angel of Death"? One man alone must answer these questions and stop the killings—Lieberman, himself aging and thought by some to be losing his grip on reality.At the heart of The Boys from Brazil lies a frightening contemporary nightmare, chilling and all too possible.

About Ira Levin

Novelist and playwright Ira Levin (1929-2007) was a native New Yorker whose books include A Kiss Before Dying, Rosemary's Baby, This Perfect Day, The Stepford Wives, The Boys from Brazil, Sliver, and Son of Rosemary. His plays include No Time for Sergeants, Critic's Choice, and the longest-running thriller in Broadway history, Deathtrap. An alumnus of New York University, Levin also wrote the lyrics of the Barbra Streisand classic "He Touched Me," and was the recipient of three Edgar Allan Poe Awards from the Mystery Writers of America (including 2003's 'Grand Master'), as well as the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award for lifetime achievement.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba on December 11, 2021

A group of men with South American names gather at a Japanese restaurant in Brazil; they appear to be having some kind of long-time in coming reunion, and exchange pleasantries; they flirt with the waitresses, eat their meal and drink; when the meal ends and the restaurant staff leave closing the do......more

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean on February 14, 2025

Who are The Boys From Brazil? And can there really be a Nazi plot to implement the "Fourth Reich"? "Two factors are necessary for a resurgence of Nazism ... a worsening of social conditions till they approximate those of the early thirties and the emergence of a Hitler-like leader." - Yakov Lieberman......more

Goodreads review by Mara on May 30, 2016

"Holy sh*tsnacks! Krieger's one of the boys from Brazil!" Yes, once again I find myself reading a book as a result of an Archer reference (see also Bartleby The Scrivener). The premise (of the book, not of Archer) is that down in South America, the fugitive Dr. Mengele is sending......more

Goodreads review by Dave on April 28, 2024

4.5⭐'s Initial Thoughts Looks like I'm going through a bit of a Ira Levin phase. Last month it was the enjoyable and thought provoking Stepford Wives and this month its the Boys from Brazil. If I take a shine to it then I'll no doubt be sizing up another from this author's bibliography. Shame the......more

Goodreads review by Laura on July 06, 2008

When I was in Hebrew school, the teacher had us listen to the first chapter on audiobook, and promised to let us hear the rest. When he realized that the book had dialog such as "Fucking bitch, I'd like to cut her tits off," he reconsidered his plans.......more

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