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De padre alemán y madre francesa, Pierrot ha tenido una infancia no muy distinta de la de cualquier niño de su época. Sin embargo, nos hallamos en París, corre el año 1935 y la guerra que se avecina trastocará el destino de millones de personas. Tras la muerte prematura de sus padres, Pierrot deberá separarse de su íntimo amigo Anshel y abandonar Francia para vivir con su tía Beatrix, que trabaja de ama de llaves en una mansión imponente erigida en lo alto de una montaña. Pero no es una casa cualquiera; se trata nada menos que del Berghof, la enorme residencia que Adolf Hitler posee en los Alpes de Baviera. Así, a sus siete años, alojado de manera involuntaria en el entorno íntimo del todopoderoso Führer, Pierrot se verá inmerso en un mundo tan extrañamente seductor como peligroso. En él no hay lugar para la inocencia, y cuando al final de la guerra es capturado por los aliados, Pieter ?como ahora se llama? llevará un peso insoportable en su conciencia. A su regreso a París, abrumado por la culpa, un aspecto clave de la historia surgirá como una tabla de salvación, y el inesperado desenlace será una muestra más de la insondable dimensión del perdón y la amistad.

This is a fictional book starts off in Paris in the 1930s a young boy named Pierrot who has a French Mother and German Father. Pierrot best friend is a deaf boy called Anshel.
His Dad leaves then his Mum dies of fever.
Pierrot is alone Anshel Mum cant look after him as they are Jewish and times are tough enough for them.
Pierrot is sent to an Orphanage
Out of the blue Pierrot's Aunt who is Hitlers live in House keeper sends for him, quickly Pierrot has to adapt his name is chsnged to Pieter a more German name.
Pieter slowly gets on well with Hitler he is taking under his wing. Pieter is slowly brainwashed and gets far to big for his boots.
Pieter changes from his old innocent self he no longer writes to Anshel he enjoys wearing the uniform of the Hitler youth. He betrays his Aunt and the Chauffer.

Eventually Hitler kills himself the Allies catch Pierrot/Pieter throw him in jail after the War. He eventually makes it back to Paris after a sad and lonely existence and finally meets Anshel again who is now a World class author.

Good book this very easy to read. ( )

This was a very thought provoking book. I have always been interested in WWII and the part that Hitler played. This story makes me wonder how anyone can be made to believe in such evil, and why. Was it because of Pierrot's age, that Hitler was able to take him? Was it because of his father fighting in WWI and his beliefs? This story made me uncomfortable yet hopeful at the same time. I believe that all children should read this in school, while learning about WWII, as a cautionary tale, of what can happen when you let yourself be influenced by others. ( )

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Sebenarnya menderita tapi gaya berceritanya yang terlalu lembut membuat penderitaannya tidak terasa. ( )