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Demian - (Perennial Classics) by Hermann Hesse (Paperback)

Demian - (Perennial Classics) by  Hermann Hesse (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Hesse's classic tells of the turmoil of Emil Sinclair, a docile young man who is drawn by his schoolmates into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"Hesse is a writer whose peculiar vision is worth inspecting. His world is shadowy and close to areas of the heart that will probably never see light. But his vision is a rare one, as commendable for its humane solicitude as for its strangeness and unearthly color." -- <em>National Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>An acclaimed, influential, and visionary novel from Hermann Hesse, one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. </strong></p><p><em>Demian</em> tells the dramatic story of Emil Sinclair. Docile and unquestioning, Emil follows a precious schoolmate--the charismatic Max Demian--on a shocking decent into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention. And it is there in the shadows that a formerly complacent and uncomplicated young man achieves a miraculous awakening to adulthood.</p><p>The novel includes an introduction by Thomas Mann.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>In <em>Demian, </em> one of the great writers of the twentieth century tells the dramatic story of young, docile Emil Sinclair's descent--led by precocious shoolmate Max Demian--into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention and eventual awakening to selfhood. </p><p> The electrifying influence exercised on a whole generation just after the First World War by <em>Demian</em>...is unforgettable. With uncanny accuracy this poetic work struck the nerve of the times and called forth grateful rapture from a whole youthful generation who believed that an interpreter of their innermost life had risen from their own midst. <br />-- From the Introduction by Thomas Mann</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Hesse is a writer whose peculiar vision is worth inspecting. His world is shadowy and close to areas of the heart that will probably never see light. But his vision is a rare one, as commendable for its humane solicitude as for its strangeness and unearthly color."--<strong><em>National Review</em></strong><br><br>What <em>Catcher in the Rye</em> has come to mean for America's younger generation, <em> Demian</em> proved to be for Germany's early post-WWI youth. . . . A quite believable, fascinating, moving portrait of youth.--<strong><em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong><br>

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