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]

First edition (publ. Hutchinson)

Film edit

The novel was made into a 2021 German/British drama film for Netflix.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Anthony Quinn (writer) (15 September 2017). "Munich by Robert Harris review – can two old friends stop Hitler and avert disaster?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ McClurg, Jocelyn (23 January 2018). "Neville Chamberlain, Hitler face off in taut thriller 'Munich'". USA Today. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ Sexton, David (21 September 2017). "Munich by Robert Harris - review". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ Roxy Simons and Molli Mitchell (12 January 2022). "Robert Harris and Christian Schwochow on the True Story Behind 'Munich—The Edge of War'". Newsweek. Retrieved 28 January 2022.