{"product_id":"demian-perennial-classics","title":"Demian (Perennial Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Hermann Hesse \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hesse is a writer whose peculiar vision is worth inspecting. His world is shadowy and close to areas of the heart that will probably never see light. But his vision is a rare one, as commendable for its humane solicitude as for its strangeness and unearthly color.”          —\u003cem\u003eNational Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What \u003cem\u003eCatcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e has come to mean for America's younger generation, \u003cem\u003eDemian\u003c\/em\u003e proved to be for Germany's early post-WWI youth. . . . A quite believable, fascinating, moving portrait of youth.\" —\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn acclaimed, influential, and visionary novel from Hermann Hesse, one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemian\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic story of Emil Sinclair. Docile and unquestioning, Emil follows a precious schoolmate—the charismatic Max Demian—on a shocking decent into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention. And it is there in the shadows that a formerly complacent and uncomplicated young man achieves a miraculous awakening to adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel includes an introduction by Thomas Mann.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \u003cbr\u003e176 pages \u003cbr\u003eHarper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999\u003cbr\u003e5 x 8 inches \u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780060931919 \u003cbr\u003eLiterature\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55460085891240,"sku":"9780060931919","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/Demian_Perennial_Classics_Hesse-Hermann.jpg?v=1777051454","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/demian-perennial-classics","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}