Demian

The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth

By: Hermann Hesse

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Here is the dramatic story of young, docile Emil Sinclair's descent - led by precocious schoolmate Max Demian - into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention and eventual awakening to selfhood. A brilliant psychological portrait of a troubled young man's quest for self-awareness, this coming-of-age novel achieved instant critical and popular acclaim upon its 1919 publication. A landmark in the history of 20th-century literature, it reflects the author's preoccupation with the duality of human nature and the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment.©1965 Harper and Row, Publishers, Incorprated (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America

Perfection (To Me)

I have read (this time listened to) this book for the fourth time now and it never fails to hit me in different and always profound ways. It did surprise me, when I firts read it, to find out that my concerns and thoughts were shared by many other humans, as Sinclair realized. I absolutely love this novel and I can surely say that it affected in a big way my life. This review is completely subjective, I know, but this story to me is very valuable and one of the most beautiful I have ever encountered. I know it's not my story, but in a way it's feels completely mine. I wish I could meet Herman Hesse and thank him for writing such a beautiful story.

amazing. eerie and thought provoking.

I recommend this book to all people but don't play it in the middle of the night all alone in the dark.

love it

easy shirt story, Herman Hesse is a very mystical writer. loved it finished in a day of work.

amazing

hard to understand but really such an amazing story that really is personal. thanks kim namjoon #btsarmy

A new favorite

Having already read many of Hesse's works, steppenwolf, n & g, Glass Bead Game among others it is refreshing to read his earlier Demian. In it are many familiar at themes he went on to explore throughout his career society v the individual, morality v sensuality, the master and apprentice, transformation, and transcendence. Here they are clear and simply expressed without the adornment of his later works.