Demian

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Demian chronicles a young boy’s profound journey of self-discovery as he navigates the intricate landscape of his inner self. Through pivotal encounters and a relentless questioning of conventional wisdom, he embarks on a quest for personal understanding and a deeper comprehension of reality’s essence. This novel powerfully explores themes of duality, the relentless pursuit of truth, and the fortitude needed to embrace one’s authentic identity, even when it diverges from societal expectations. The narrative powerfully asserts, ‘Nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to follow the path that leads to himself.’ Emil’s upbringing is defined by his existence within two distinct realms: the secure, upright, and respectable sphere of his parents and education, contrasted with a more perilous and enigmatic world—a domain of hushed gossip, spectral tales, and the undercurrents that lie beneath the surface. Amidst this internal struggle between light and shadow, it is the wisdom and mentorship of his friend and guide, Max Demian, that illuminates his path toward self-realization. This novel stands as Hesse’s compelling fable of adolescent awakening and profound spiritual enlightenment. Praised as “Beautifully written, it has a seriousness as compelling as that of The Waste Land,” this work offers a deeply resonant exploration of growth and understanding.

About the Author

HERMANN HESSE was born in Calw, Germany, in 1877. As a child, he lived for a time in Basle. He spent a short period studying at a seminary in Germany but soon left to work as a bookseller in Switzerland. From 1904 he devoted himself to writing. After a first volume of verse (1899), Hesse established his reputation with a series of lyrical romantic novels-Peter Camenzind (1904), Unterm Rad (The Prodigy, 1906), Gertrud (1910) and the short story, Knulp (1915). After a visit to India in 1911 he moved to Switzerland and worked for the Red Cross during the First World War. He was denounced in Germany and settled permanently in Switzerland, where he established himself as one of the greatest literary figures in the German-speaking world. His humanity, his searching philosophy developed further in such novels as Siddhartha (1922), Der Steppenwolf (1927), Narziss and Goldmund (1930) and Das Glasperlenspiel (The Glass Bead Game, 1943), while his poems and critical writings won him a leading place among contemporary thinkers. Hesse won many literary awards, including the Nobel Prize in 1946. He died in 1962, shortly after his eighty-fifth birthday.

9780241307434 ISBN
Classic Fiction
Literature & Fiction