by Hermann Hesse · SugarCo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788871980638
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«Francesco d'Assisi» is the biography of Saint Francis of Assisi written by Hermann Hesse, published by SugarCo in paperback (101 pages, in Italian).
Hermann Hesse wrote this brief biography of Saint Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni Bernardone, after a trip to the city of Assisi. The work presents the saint as an example of humility and harmony with nature, in contrast with the malaise of modern civilization, and proposes a simple spiritual renewal.
Hermann Hesse's text was originally published in 1904 as «Franz von Assisi»; this Italian edition is part of SugarCo's Tasco collection.
For readers interested in Franciscan spirituality, religious biographies, and the work of Hermann Hesse.
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.
