About the Book: Demian
First published in 1919 under the pseudonym Emil Sinclair, 'Demian is an
assessment of the attainment of self-awareness by a troubled adolescent. The
novel is a popular work of Hermann Hesse, one of Germanys most influential
writers and thinkers, and poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in
1946. The central theme of Hesses work is the individuals struggles to break out
of the established manners of civilization so as to find an essential spirit and
identity. 'Demian tracks the life of a perturbed German youth as he navigates
the duality of a world filled with illusions and spiritual truth. When