Völkischer Beobachter
The novel "Der Hitlerjunge Quex" was written by Karl Aloys Schenzinger between May and September 1932. It was first published in Nazi party newspaper "Völkischer Beobachter", and as a book in December 1932. A required reading for Hitler Youth members, more than 190,000 copies were sold within the first two years, and more than 500,000 copies until 1945.