In today's success-obsessed world, many single people feel like failures. 'Never kissed, never touched, never hugged, never held hands, no friends, virgin'—that's how regulars on incel forums, communities of men desperate to find a partner, describe themselves. Thousands of incels bitterly mock society, vacillate between attempts to improve their appearance and embracing (what they perceive as) eternal celibacy, and debate whom they hate more: women or themselves. And some decide to take revenge—and take up arms. In his book 'Incels,' practicing Swedish psychiatrist Stefan Krakowski opens the door to this world. He interviews incels, analyzes the crisis of masculinity, and explores the connections of radical loners with far-right movements to answer important questions: How do people become incels? How dangerous are they? And what can we do to ease their burden before it's too late?

Author: Stefan Krakowski
Publishing House: Individuum
Year: 2023
Number of pages: 272
Cover type: Paperback
Age group: 18+