"The Sorrows of Young Werther," a novel by Goethe published in the late 1700s, was implicated in suicides across Europe after its release, according to the World Health Organization.

We may remember Goethe's Werther, which caused young men to throw themselves off cliffs and under horses all over Europe.

Some historical relations and spiritual ties lie between The War Dairies by Xie Bingying and The Sorrow of Young Werther by Gothe.