Munich (novel) explained

Munich is a 2017 historical novel by English writer Robert Harris.[1] The novel is set in September 1938 over four days in the context of the Munich Agreement.[2] The two main characters, both fictional, are Hugh Legat, private secretary to Neville Chamberlain, and Paul Hartmann, a German junior diplomat and member of an anti-Hitler group.[1] Legat and Hartmann are friends from their student days at Balliol College, Oxford University.[1] On 21 September 2017, an article in the Evening Standard asserted that the Paul Hartmann character was based on Adam von Trott zu Solz.[3]

Film

See main article: Munich – The Edge of War. The novel was made into a 2021 German/British drama film for Netflix.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: . Munich by Robert Harris review – can two old friends stop Hitler and avert disaster? . 27 January 2022 . . 15 September 2017.
  2. News: McClurg . Jocelyn . Neville Chamberlain, Hitler face off in taut thriller 'Munich' . 27 January 2022 . . 23 January 2018.
  3. News: Sexton . David . Munich by Robert Harris - review . 27 January 2022 . . 21 September 2017.
  4. News: Roxy Simons and Molli Mitchell . Robert Harris and Christian Schwochow on the True Story Behind 'Munich—The Edge of War'. 28 January 2022 . . 12 January 2022.