Demian: A Novel of Youth, Awakening, and the Search for the Self

Demian is Hermann Hesse’s powerful novel of youth, self-discovery, spiritual unrest, and the difficult passage from childhood certainty into adult consciousness. Narrated by Emil Sinclair, the book follows a sensitive young man caught between the respectable “world of light” in which he is raised and a darker, more disturbing realm of instinct, temptation, fear, and awakening. His encounter with the mysterious Max Demian opens a path toward forbidden knowledge, psychological independence, and a new understanding of good and evil. First published in 1919, Demian marked a decisive turn in Hesse’s fiction toward the inward, symbolic, and psychologically searching novels that would make him one of the most widely read European writers of the twentieth century. Drawing on themes of Jungian psychology, Gnosticism, religious questioning, adolescence, alienation, and the search for an authentic self, the novel speaks directly to readers interested in classic coming-of-age fiction, philosophical fiction, German literature, and modern spiritual crisis. Hermann Hesse was born in Calw, Germany, in 1877 and became one of the most influential German-language novelists of the twentieth century. His major works include Demian, Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946, Hesse is especially known for fiction that explores individuality, inward rebellion, spiritual seeking, and the struggle to live honestly outside inherited social and religious forms.
ASIN: 1617202959
VSKU: DBV.1617202959.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Hesse, Hermann
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!