Hermann Hesse 
Demian 

Herman Hesse’s novel “Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth” (1919) is a coming-of-age story about a young man’s quest for individuation. Quiet Emil Sinclair is drawn into a forbidden world of petty crime and rebellion, guided by his mysterious classmate Max Demian, who simultaneously provokes Emil’s search for self-discovery in this novel about the balance of good and evil. This edition follows the 1923 N.H. Piday translation.

About the author

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and artist. His favorite topic of writing explored an individual’s search for authenticity, spirituality, and self-knowledge. This can be seen in his most famous works Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and The Glass Bead Game. At the age of 69 Hesse received the Nobel Prize for Literature.