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An examination of how otherwise good people can stand by silently and allow evil to take place, you won't hear explicit mention of the Nazi party, Jews, or anti-semitism, despite the fact that the story is set in a small German town in the 1930s, and the eponymous subject of the novel is clearly Jewish. Narrated by a young boy, Hans, we experience the philosopher's treatment through Hans' firsthand observations, explanations from his parents, 👇
The_Penniless_Author ...and overheard fragments of conversation amongst the town's adults. Narratively, it works well; Hans' naivete only enhances the brutality of what the philosopher suffers. There's a timeless, fairy tale quality to the structure that was quite powerful, given the subject matter. 6mo