Munich (novel)

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

Main article: Munich – The Edge of War

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

References

1. 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.