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Nazis demanded to know if ‘The Hobbit’ author was Jewish. He responded with a high-class burn.

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Nazis demanded to know if The Hobbit ’ author was Jewish .

He responded with a high-class burn.

Tolkien hated Nazi “race doctrine” and no problem telling his German publishing house about it.

"The time is not far distant when a German name will no longer be a source of pride," Tolkien wrote.

VR Score

72

Informative language

74

Neutral language

24

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

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not offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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