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Demian

Demian

by Hermann Hesse
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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.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780486414133
ISBN10 0486414132
Series/Work OL872981W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Dover Publications
Pages 109
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At April 18, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Bildungsroman Bildungsromans Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) Fiction Fiction, coming of age Fiction, general Friendship Friendship -- Fiction German fiction German language materials Germany Germany, fiction Germany -- Social conditions -- 1918-1933 Germany -- Social conditions -- 1918-1933 -- Fiction Interpersonal relations Interpersonal relations -- Fiction Portuguese fiction Social conditions Teenage boys Translations from German

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