Demian: the Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth - Softcover

Hesse, Hermann; Thomas Mann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553262467 ISBN 13: 9780553262469

Publisher: Bantam Books, 1981

Synopsis

A troubled young man's quest for self-awareness.

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Review:

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

From the Back Cover:

In Demian, 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.

"The electrifying influence exercised on a whole generation just after the First World War by Demian...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."
-- From the Introduction by Thomas Mann

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0553262467
• ISBN 13: 9780553262469
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142