Die Leiden des jungen Werthers
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · first published 1779
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Actual suicides can be quite influenced by events (eg other suicides and reporting about them in the media). This is known as the Werther effect (after Goethe's "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers"). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_suicide
on “The teen mental illness epidemic is international (2023)” ↗Yes, there was a spike in suicides after Goethe published his first novel Die Leiden des Jungen Werthers (The Sorrows of Young Werther). https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/04/22/the-werther-effect...
on “Has Social Media Fuelled a Teen-Suicide Crisis?” ↗