DEAD FUNNY
A book about humour in the "Third Reich"...
BUY HERE (ENGLISH)
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Funny-Humor-Hitlers-Germany/dp/1935554301/ref...
BUY HERE (GERMAN)
German hardback
named a Book of the Year 2012 by "THE ATLANTIC"
"The author of a book of jokes told during the Nazi era that was published this week [in Germany] indicates that many Germans poked fun at Adolf Hitler and were not hypnotized by his propaganda.
'Dead Funny' by film director and screenwriter Rudolph Herzog, argues that many Germans openly told jokes about the Nazi top brass and got away with it in the early years of the Third Reich despite laws banning criticism of the regime.
Court cases usually resulted in a warning or a fine, and alcohol was taken as a mitigating factor. Mr. Herzog said that looking at jokes told at the time provided a fresh perspective (...)"
-Quoted from THE TIMES
"intrguing...[a] fascinating study of jokes during the Third Reich...raises compelling questions"
-THE SUNDAY TIMES
"a concise, compelling book"
-THE INDEPENDENT
"A thrilling book"
—DER SPIEGEL
"The first comprehensive book on comedy and humor in the Third Reich. [...] The author brings together all manifestations of humor-wit, newspaper cartoons, cabaret, variety shows, entertainment, film, pop songs, and musicals... An important history."
-SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
