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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. ... read more
Summary
Roman de formation, Demian est l'un des chefs-d'oeuvre de ce genre littéraire. Ce livre-culte de la génération de l'entre-deux-guerres tente de répondre à une question fondamentale : comment l'homme peut-il échapper au monde des miroirs et parvenir à être lui-même ? Depuis sa plus tendre... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Memorable Quotes
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“The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God ...”
First Sentence
I cannot tell my story without reaching a long way back.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Hermann Hesse (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Thomas Mann (Foreword)
- Michael Roloff (Translator)
- Michael Lebeck (Translator)
- Ivo Barroso (Translator)
- W. J. Strachan (Translator)
- M. Roloff (Translator)
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