This book serves as a timeless literary soundtrack for election years, setting the stage in the fictional United States of Europe during the election year 2013, and depicting the final days of Berlin before its obliteration by an atomic bomb. Marrying cynicism with dark humor, this account reveals a world without heroes, filled with varying degrees of malevolence in a relentless battle of evil against evil. Nevertheless, this is realistic literature, not dystopian fiction.    
    

“It’s rare to find a novel that explores post-war German history so profoundly, highlighting intergenerational traumas and behavioral patterns... he similarities to today’s politics in America and Europe are hard to miss... What I enjoyed most was how seamlessly Amorim blends real and alternate history... How much of the plot stems from Mr. Amorim’s fantasies, and how much from predictable events. And THAT is the scariest bit of it all... I recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys satire and is looking for a spectacular blend of current events and narrative artifice...”