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Sirius : : a Novel About the Little dog who Almost Changed History

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Translation originally published: London : Head of Zeus, 2015.
"Originally published in the German language in 2014"--Title-page verso.
"A highly original, tragicomic novel as seen through Sirius, an extraordinary dog who helps his Jewish family escape from Germany to California, becomes a Hollywood star, and, ultimately, contributes to Hitler's downfall"-- Amazon.com.
Levi, a fox terrier, lives with the Liliencrons family in Berlin. The year is 1938, and Berlin is no longer safe for his Jewish owners. They rename him Sirius, after the constellation, to protect him. Sirius alerts the family when Nazi troops storm the city, and they manage to flee to California. Carl Liliencron becomes a chauffeur and Sirius, renamed Hercules, becomes a canine movie star. Through a series of exceptional events he winds up at the right hand of Hitler himself. Can Sirius help the German resistance, derail the Führer, and reunite with his family?

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PUBLISHED
New York : Scribner, 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: 247 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781501144998

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Romanelli, Jamie Searle.

SUBJECTS
Dogs -- Fiction.
Fox terriers -- Fiction.
Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany -- Fiction.
Jews -- Persecutions -- Germany -- Fiction.
Jewish refugees -- California -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.