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Which historical event inspired Liviu Rebreanuās novel The Forest of the Hanged?
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Liviu Rebreanuās novel The Forest of the Hanged (PÄdurea spĆ¢nzuraČilor, 1922) was inspired by the tragic fate of his own brother during World War I. The novel depicts the internal conflict of a Romanian soldier serving in the Austro-Hungarian army who is forced to fight against his own people, eventually attempting to desert before being captured and executed by hanging.1