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After Dachau
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781581952155
ISBN: 1581952155
Label: Zoland Books
Manufacturer: Zoland Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: January 03, 2006
Publisher: Zoland Books
Release Date: January 03, 2006
Studio: Zoland Books
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Editorial Review:
Daniel Quinn, well known for Ishmael – a life-changing book for readers the world over – once again turns the tables and creates an otherworld that is very like our own, yet fascinating beyond words. Imagine that Nazi Germany was the first to develop an atomic bomb and the Allies surrendered. America was never bombed, occupied, or even invaded, but was nonetheless forced to recognize Nazi world dominance. The Nazis continued to press their campaign to rid the planet of “mongrel races” until eventually the world – from Capetown to Tokyo – was populated by only white faces. Two thousand years in the future people don’t remember, or much care, about this distant past. The reality is that to be human is to be Caucasian, and what came before was literally ancient history having nothing to do with those then living. Now imagine that reincarnation is real, that souls migrate over time from one living creature to another, and that a soul that once animated an American black woman living at the time of World War II now animates an Aryan in Quinn’s new world, and that due to a traumatic accident memories of this earlier incarnation assert themselves. Compared by readers and critics alike to 1984 and Brave New World, After Dachau is a new dystopian classic with much to say about our own time, and the dynamics of human history.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - curl into a ball...
is what I wanted to do after reading this book and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. It's frightening that what Orwell, Quinn, Bradbury, and Burgess wrote about are happening. Our society is so messed up that one can't help but feel that there's no hope for humanity. I'm sure this isn't the point or the main idea of the books though. The idea is to give the reader hope. So, I guess, in essence, I see things clearly now and that maybe humanity CAN still change.
Rating:  - Interesting idea... poor delivery
I have often thought about what would have happened if the Nazis had succeeded in World War II, so I thought that this book would be a very interesting read. It was interesting, but I feel as though I've only read an outline, almost as though the book is a concentration camp victim and it's not fully fleshed out or healthy. The writing, while it gets to the point, doesn't quite give me the imagery I need to fully believe that these characters are 2000 years in the future. Furthermore, I don't ... Read More
Rating:  - A sloppy and lazy story
I give this book two stars rather than one based solely on the potential of the ideas at its core. Which is exactly why the book is so disappointing-- what a rich opportunity for a story, and what a lazy, uninspiring, pointless execution. Some of the worst dialogue I've ever read. You get the feeling that the author has become a little too enthralled with himself, and assumes that his readers will be on board no matter what he chooses to feed them. To say that the book is on par with 1984 and ... Read More
Rating: - I CARE
Another brillant book by Daniel Quinn. This book has an interesting and captivating story and I love the way he illustrates a very important and powerful message in this book that is so relevant. No books have ever had a greater impact on me in shaping the way I view our world, humanity and our culture than the writings of Daniel Quinn. This is a book worth reading.
Rating: - a great book in its self...
daniel quinn is an amazing writer and the books that i have read by him are as easy flowing as the nile. this book is not comparable to "1984" by orwell or "brave new world" by huxley it merely stands alone. no one really refelects that our situation in world war two was very close to being lost and this book is kind of the interlude to what may have happened had the germans won. systematic genocide by relocating individuals back into their original countries of origin where no one can protest any ... Read More
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