{"product_id":"demian-isbn-9780060931919","title":"Demian","description":"\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\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\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\u003cp\u003eThe novel includes an introduction by Thomas Mann.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hesse is not a traditional teller of tales but a novelist of ideas and a moralist of a high order. . . . The autobiographical undercurrent gives \u003cem\u003eDemian\u003c\/em\u003e an existentialist intensity and a depth of understanding that are rare in contemporary fiction.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What \u003cem\u003eCatcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e has come to mean for America's younger generation,\u003cem\u003e Demian\u003c\/em\u003e proved to be for Germany's early post-WWI youth. . . . A quite believable, fascinating, moving portrait of youth.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887943315685,"sku":"NP9780060931919","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060931919.jpg?v=1730227789","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/demian-isbn-9780060931919","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}