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PEN Germany controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1935

    Nazi-era transformation of the German PEN organization

    After the Nazi takeover and Alfred Kerr's flight into exile, the German organization became the Union of National Writers. It supported the Nazi cultural order and was criticized by PEN International for failing to condemn the 1933 book burnings and the suppression of intellectual freedom.

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