A literary influencer has apologised after posting a selection of books that included Mein Kamp to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. In a since deleted post, a book influencer, Priya, who lives in India, took to Instagram to share a selection of books that had 'shaped her understanding of the Holocaust' - but which included a paper copy of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf.
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In the post made on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Priya shared a picture with three books, including The Boy in Stripped Pyjamas, The Tattooist of Auschwitz and the book written by the infamous Nazi leader. Attached to the post was a filter to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, which took place on Monday 27 January to honour the lives of the six million Jews who were killed during the Second World War.
The post quickly sparked outrage among viewers, who called the post 'crazy' - with one blasting 'three of the worst possible books to understand the Holocaust'. Priya, who uses the social media handle, clockworkchapters, insisted it was a 'misunderstanding' and that her 'heart was in the right place'.
The image feature an aesthetically crafted scene with a Kindle open on The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, a phone open on The Tattooist of Auschwitz and a paper copy of Mein Kampf with a selection of dead roses covering the first page. The blogger, who has 9,637 followers, regularly posts pictures of the books she is currently reading, with several set up in a similar style with open books and foliage.
