The Young Hitler I Knew: The Definitive Inside Look at the Artist Who Became a Monster - Softcover

Kubizek, August

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9781611450583: The Young Hitler I Knew: The Definitive Inside Look at the Artist Who Became a Monster

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Publisher: Arcade, 2011

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August Kubizek met Adolf Hitler in 1904 while they competed for standing room at the opera. Kubizek describes a reticent young man, painfully shy, yet capable of bursting into hysterical fits of anger if anyone disagreed with him. But they grew close, often talking for hours on end. In 1908, they began sharing an apartment in Vienna. After being rejected twice from art school, Hitler found himself sinking into an unkind world of constant unappeasable hunger.” Kubizek did not meet his friend again until he congratulated him on becoming Chancellor of Germany. The Young Hitler I Knew tells the story of an extraordinary friendship, and gives fascinating insight into Hitler’s character during these formative years.

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About the Author

August Kubizek was a close friend of Adolf Hitler when both were in their late teens. His career as an orchestra conductor was cut short by World War I. He died in 1956.

Ian Kershaw is a professor of modern history at the University of Sheffield and the author of numerous works of history, including Hitler: A Biography, Fateful Choices and Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution. He lives in Manchester, England.