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Rosshalde is the classic story of a man torn between obligations to his family and his longing for a spiritual fulfillment that can only be found outside the confines of conventional society. Johann Veraguth, a wealthy, successful artist, is estranged from his wife and stifled by the unhappy... read more

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TEN YEARS AGO when Johann Veraguth bought Rosshalde and moved in, it was an abandoned old manor with overgrown garden paths, moss-covered benches, cracked stone steps, and a tangled, neglected park.

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This is book 746 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Locus Solus, and followed by Tarzan of the Apes.

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  1. Hermann Hesse (Author)

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