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Demian: The Story of a Youth

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Availability:In StockContributor:Hermann Hesse, Thomas Mann (Introduction by)Publish date:2021-11-13Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Martino Fine BooksISBN-13:9781684226245ISBN-10:1684226244UPC:9781684226245Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:ClassicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCJ462P15R

2021 Hardcover Reprint of 1948 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The main character of this classic novel, Emil Sinclair, is a young boy raised in a bourgeois home, amidst what is described as a Scheinwelt, a play on words that means "world of light" as well as "world of illusion". Emil's entire existence can be summarized as a struggle between two worlds: the show world of illusion (related to the Hindu concept of maya) and the real world, the world of spiritual truth. In the course of the novel, accompanied and prompted by his mysterious classmate 'Max Demian', he detaches from and revolts against the superficial ideals of the world of appearances and eventually awakens into a realization of self. The novel refers to the idea of Gnosticism, particularly the god Abraxas, showing the influence of Carl Jung's psychology. According to Hesse, the novel is a story of Jungian individuation, the process of opening up to one's unconsciousness.


Language:EnglishPublisher:Martino Fine BooksISBN-13:9781684226245ISBN-10:1684226244UPC:9781684226245Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:ClassicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCJ462P15R
Publisher: Martino Fine Books

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