Demian
by Hermann Hesse
Emil Sinclair's coming of age under the influence of the mysterious Demian: the two worlds, the mark of Cain, the bird fighting out of the egg. Hesse's novel of individuation.
Read it if…
you want a short novel about becoming yourself against convention.
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Skip it if…
you want plot; it is interior.
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Three things you will actually use
- The bird fights its way out of the egg.
- Each person's path is their own.
- Find the ones who are awake.
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Read it in two sittings.
Our verdict
Becoming yourself.
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