Doppelganger: a Trip into the Mirror World

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Naomi Klein's 2023 book, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, explores her complex relationship with author Naomi Wolf, who she is often mistaken for. The book delves into identity politics and the personal and societal consequences of this confusion.1

The term "doppelgänger" originates from German folklore, meaning "double goer." It refers to a ghost-like double of a living person, and encountering one was traditionally believed to be an omen of death. This concept has been a recurring theme in literature, notably in works like Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Double. In a broader sense, a doppelgänger can be any person or thing that strongly resembles another.23

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Naomi Klein
Later works: No Is Not Enough and Doppelganger
In 2023, Klein wrote Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World about her uncomfortable relationship with feminist-author-turned-conspiracy-theorist Naomi Wolf. The two are both authors with feminist leanings, are roughly the same age, and share the same first name. In the book, Klein examines the phenomenon of often finding herself…
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In 2023, Klein wrote Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World about her uncomfortable relationship with feminist-author-turned-conspiracy-theorist Naomi Wolf. The two are both authors with feminist leanings, are roughly the same age, and share the same first name. In the book, Klein examines the phenomenon of often finding herself…
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Naomi Wolf
Conservative media celebrity
…was explored in the book Doppelganger by Naomi Klein, who—as the result of being another feminist author roughly the same age as Wolf and sharing the same first name—found herself often mistaken for her.
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…was explored in the book Doppelganger by Naomi Klein, who—as the result of being another feminist author roughly the same age as Wolf and sharing the same first name—found herself often mistaken for her.
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