Demian by Herman Hesse

Demian is a psychological masterpiece of modern literature. This novel explores the duality of human nature and the alienation of man's soul. A powerful coming of age story that continues to inspire generations of readers in its exploration of good and evil, morality, and self-discovery. A young man awakens to selfhood and to a world of possibilities beyond the conventions of his upbringing. Emil Sinclair is a quiet boy drawn into a forbidden yet seductive realm of petty crime and defiance. His guide is his precocious, mysterious classmate Max Demian, who provokes in Emil a search for self-discovery and spiritual fulfillment.

REVIEWS

"Hesse is not a traditional teller of tales but a novelist of ideas and a moralist of a high order...The autobiographical undercurrent gives Demian an Existentialist intensity and a depth of understanding that are rare in contemporary fiction. "― Saturday Review

"Beautifully written, it has a seriousness as compelling as as that of The Waste Land . . . the work of a major writer."― Observer

"One can neither date nor doubt the sincerity of the hero s search for satisfaction or the quality of the spirit that lies behind it."-- Times Literary Supplement

PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143106784
Pages: 176