The Boys from Brazil (novel)

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novel science fiction novel thriller novel

The Boys from Brazil is a 1976 thriller novel by Ira Levin about a Nazi hunter uncovering a chilling plot involving Josef Mengele and cloned boys intended to recreate Adolf Hitler.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
thriller novel ⓘ
adaptedAs The Boys from Brazil (1978 film) ⓘ
antagonist Josef Mengele ⓘ
author Ira Levin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Eduard Seibert ⓘ
Frieda Maloney ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector Franklin J. Schaffner ⓘ
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1978 ⓘ
filmAdaptationStars Gregory Peck ⓘ
James Mason ⓘ
Laurence Olivier ⓘ
followedBy Sliver ⓘ
genre alternate history ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
hasAdaptationType feature film ⓘ
hasISBN 9780394402674 ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Josef Mengele ⓘ
Yakov Liebermann ⓘ
hasNarrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
hasPageCount 256 (approximate, first edition) ⓘ
involvesHistoricalFigure Adolf Hitler ⓘ
Josef Mengele ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
notableFor depiction of Nazi cloning conspiracy ⓘ
popularizing cloning as a thriller premise ⓘ
originalMediaType hardcover ⓘ
partOfAuthorBibliography works of Ira Levin ⓘ
placeOfPublication New York City ⓘ
plotElement Nazi hunter tracks former Nazi war criminals ⓘ
assassination of civil servants to mimic Hitler’s childhood environment ⓘ
cloning of Adolf Hitler ⓘ
creation of multiple cloned boys ⓘ
precededBy This Perfect Day ⓘ
publicationYear 1976 ⓘ
publisher Random House ⓘ
setInPeriod 1970s ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
theme ethics of cloning ⓘ
nature versus nurture ⓘ
pursuit of justice for war crimes ⓘ
survival of Nazism ⓘ

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James Mason → notableWork → The Boys from Brazil (novel) ⓘ
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