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A Child of Our Time
A Child of Our Time: A Novel | Ödön von Horvath
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A Child of Our Time: A Novel | Ödön von Horvath
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A young man feels hard done by because he can't find work or love. He despises his father (too servile, too poor!), women and the world in general. He falls hook, line & sinker for an unnamed fascist/nazi ideology and volunteers as a soldier. The sense of pride and comradeship he gets from it won't last, however.
So much of what this book published in 1938 describes is applicable today to the alt-right/incel community it's scary.

JenniferEgnor Fascists look for vulnerabilities and use that as a way to get in. I‘ve seen a lot of people that were once in it who are now out, say that that is what happened to them. Mr. Vile will be in Charleston tonight and I wonder how many open Nazis will be in his audience. 3mo
Dilara @JenniferEgnor I really hope Mr. Vile gets stopped in his tracks. The fact that you know people who were in and are now out gives me hope. 3mo
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