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Demian

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First published: 1919
Pages: 123

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Hermann Hesse wrote this short, intense novel in the shadow of the First World War, and it became a touchstone for readers wrestling with who they are meant to become. Young Emil Sinclair grows up divided between a safe, respectable home and a darker, more troubling world just outside it. His life shifts when he meets the strange, self-possessed Demian, who turns familiar Bible stories inside out and pushes him to question everything he has been taught about good and evil. Drawing on Jungian psychology and Hesse's own search for meaning, the book traces one young man's slow awakening to his true self. This free PDF and EPUB edition makes it easy to discover.

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Hermann Hesse

Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped shape his literary work.