''Young Adolf'' is a novel written by author

Beryl Bainbridge Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge (21 November 1932 – 2 July 2010) was an English writer from Liverpool. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working class. Bainbridge won the ...

, and first published in 1978 by

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. Presented as

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, the book's main character is 23-year-old

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

. Hitler visits relatives in

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, where he gets into serious trouble with the

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. The book was adapted for television as ''The Journal of Bridget Hitler'' in 1981.BFI.org
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Novels about Adolf Hitler 1978 British novels Novels set in Liverpool Novels by Beryl Bainbridge Gerald Duckworth and Company books {{1980s-bio-novel-stub