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Jean Amery was a Holocaust survivor who wrote at length about how it was impossible for him to forgive his tormentors. He went on to kill himself later in life. His writing -- the little bit that I have read -- is very dark, very morbid, sarcastic, angry and negative.
On the right side of the screen, Amazon has two buttons that allow you to add the book to your wedding or baby registries.
But that's really not the sort of book you would add to a wedding or baby registry unless you were being a wiseass.
I thought somebody at Amazon was having a little bit of fun at Mr. Amery's expense.