Hermann Hesse

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Literary Review: ‘Demian’ By Hermann Hesse

Posted by PsypressUK ⋅ June 2, 2009 ⋅ 5 Comments

Article by Robert Dickins originally featured in Fallyrag – The Arts & Culture Journal When ‘Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth’ was first published in 1919, it was done so under the protagonist’s name, Emil Sinclair and its author, Hermann Hesse, didn’t use his own until its 10th edition. Told in the first person, ‘Demian’ … Continue reading »

Literary Review: ‘Steppenwolf’ by Hermann Hesse

Posted by PsypressUK ⋅ January 21, 2009 ⋅ 3 Comments

“Imagine a garden with a hundred kinds of trees, a thousand kinds of flowers, a hundred kinds of fruit and vegetables. Suppose, then, that the gardener of this garden knew no other distinction than between edible and inedible, nine-tenths of this garden would be useless to him. He would pull up the most enchanting … Continue reading »