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Of course, very few people go through the gate and abandon the beautiful phenomenon of the outside world for the interior reality that they intuit. A visitor to a zoo discovers he can understand the animals talking, a young man turns into a mountain and a bird guides a boy to another planet in this selection of dream-like and visionary fairy tales from the great German-Swiss master.
‘Demian’ is a coming-of-age story that follows a young boy’s maturation as he grapples with good and evil, lightness and darkness, and forges alternatives to the ever-present corruption and suffering that he sees all around him. Crucial to this development are his relationships with a series of older mentors, of who the titular Demian is the most charismatic, otherworldly and ultimately influential. Many have noted the influence of Jungian psychology upon this novel and it is fascinating to see Herman Hesse’s interests in the self, existence and free will play out through through the lens of early 20th-century Europe; Christian imagery and themes are ever-present, as is the shadow of the First World War.
A beautiful gift edition of Siddhartha, the famous inspirational story, set in India, of a young man’s search for enlightenment.
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