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I find it shocking that more people haven't commented on the title. I have searched through articles, and while they mention the obvious connection to Hitler, none of them ask about it in detail. WHY would he call it that, and what point is he trying to make? I can't bring myself to read the book, brilliant though it may be, because the title is too horrifying for me to move past.
Sara As everybody else in these comments said already: the title as nothing to do with Hitler and it is unfair to judge a book and an author like that. I f…moreAs everybody else in these comments said already: the title as nothing to do with Hitler and it is unfair to judge a book and an author like that. I find shocking that one assumes that an author has a relation with nazism because of his choice of words in the title. He called it that because he is free to do so. He is writing about his life and about his own struggle. I am not telling you anything a 2 minute research on google wouldn't. You are missing a really good read. (less)
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by Karl Ove Knausgård
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