Anne Carson
Author
Language
English
Description
Set in Nazi Germany, Massaging Hitler tells in verse the remarkable story of a little-known humanitarian, Dr Felix Kersten.
Kersten was a Finnish-born therapeutic masseur who found himself at the centre of the Nazi web, treating Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler (head of the SS and the Gestapo) for stomach cramps, which sometimes rendered him unconscious, and which no other practitioner could relieve. Dr Kersten massaged Himmler daily during the war,...