 That Ende's book was full of Nazi symbols and imagery turned on their head, and that its English references stemmed from his interest in Darwin was unknown until late 2008, when Julia Voss, a German journalist, published an article in the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" revealing the story's background.Voss cites aspects of Ende's book and of English colonialism, showing their similarity.Her examples of Nazi education and indoctrination, as well as information about Ende's own experiences with it, reveal the sources that inspired him.