"Mein Kampf" is the most terrible book ever written in German, for some a taboo, for others a fascinating book, banned in Germany since the end of the war, in other countries a bestseller to this day. But what do we know about "Mein Kampf", its genesis and its impact then and now? How and where did Hitler write about it? Who read the text and how did people think about it before Hitler came to power? How did it become a bestseller? How much did Hitler earn from the book? Why did it play a key role in his power? And how should one deal with this book today, when the ban on reprints ends? Antoine Vitkine describes the disturbing career of a hate writing that cannot be locked up in the poison cabinet of history.