by Hermann Hesse · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253022916
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«Demian» is Hermann Hesse's novel of initiation, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (185 pages, in French).
Young Émile Sinclair meets the enigmatic Demian, a companion who encourages him to question received norms and to explore both good and evil. The work follows his path to maturity and addresses the search for identity, individuality, and the need to break away from social conventions to achieve one's own destiny.
The subtitle of the work is «Histoire de la jeunesse d'Émile Sinclair» and the volume belongs to the Le Livre de Poche collection (number 5300).
Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped shape his literary work. His best-known novels include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.
