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When we look back at the literary landscape of 1934, an extraordinary book stands out as mirror images of our contemporary world. That book, without exception, is: Crooked Cross.
'Sally Carson's 1934 novel Crooked Cross captures the terrifying, real-time collapse of a civilised society into Nazi tyranny, mirroring contemporary anxieties about how quickly democratic norms and moral consensus can dissolve.'
A lost classic, first published in 1934, about one ordinary German family destroyed by the rise of the Nazis/Persephone Books
Today, the book serves as an urgent, timeless warning about the vulnerability of civilised societies to authoritarianism.
‘The lost 1934 novel that foresaw the terrible power of Hitler’s ‘crooked cross’
‘Sally Carson’s prescient novel Crooked Cross offers an unflinching look at the early days of Nazism, resonating with today’s fears of lost boys, strong men and old hatreds’-The Times, 9 April 2025
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The most important question of our time: Are we witnessing the rise of fascism again?
The demise of kindness and empathy, the return of cruelty and fascism are the clear signs of the triumph of selective amnesia
‘The latest far right theory turns compassion into weakness and cruelty into common sense.’- Ros Taylor, formerly at the Guardian, London School of Economics and the BBC
A painting that fought fascism, speaking out against brutality and cruelty
Guernica, 1937 by Pablo Picasso (Credit: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía)
Does the moral vow of 'never again' still hold true, or is history now showing that its application is deeply compromised and selective on matters of atrocities, wars, genocides, and massacres?
The world of politics and political leadership today, once again is: A world devoid of humanity, dignity, empathy, trust, kindness, spirituality, meaning, purpose, morals, and manners.
In a recently published book, ‘The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It’ (2025), Alec Ryrie, writes, “the most potent moral figure in western society was Jesus Christ. Now it is Adolf Hitler.”
In this sense, 'What happens when we forget Hitler?' asks Matthew d'Ancona, editor-at-large of The New European/The New World
...'the age of Hitler began not in 1933, when he was appointed chancellor of Germany, but in 1945, when the world united around the principle that the horrors he had unleashed must never be allowed to happen again.’
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Nota bene
The US vice-president, JD Vance, on Monday 31 August 2026 , predicted the end of the world!
Vance noted that he is “doing as much of God’s work as possible” and that he is OK “if that leads to the end times”, which “are coming”.
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‘End times fascism is a darkly festive fatalism – a final refuge for those who find it easier to celebrate destruction than imagine living without supremacy.’- Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
‘A blistering exposé of the new far-right apocalyptic alliance that's on the move around the globe - and how we resist’
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