 Writers who used their craft to expound this view were Israel Aksenfeld, Solomon (or Shloyme) Ettinger and Isaac Mayer Dick.Aksenfeld was at first a follower of Reb Nachman of Bratslav, but later abandoned Hasidism and became a strong opponent of it.His novel "Dos shterntikhl" (“The head-scarf”), published in 1861, portrays the Hasidic world as intolerant and small-minded.