{"product_id":"9780060931919","title":"Demian","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDemian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Hermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hesse is a writer whose peculiar vision is worth inspecting. His world is shadowy and close to areas of the heart that will probably never see light. But his vision is a rare one, as commendable for its humane solicitude as for its strangeness and unearthly color.” — \u003cem\u003eNational Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn acclaimed, influential, and visionary novel from Hermann Hesse, one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemian\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic story of Emil Sinclair. Docile and unquestioning, Emil follows a precious schoolmate—the charismatic Max Demian—on a shocking decent into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention. And it is there in the shadows that a formerly complacent and uncomplicated young man achieves a miraculous awakening to adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel includes an introduction by Thomas Mann.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Hesse is a writer whose peculiar vision is worth inspecting. His world is shadowy and close to areas of the heart that will probably never see light. But his vision is a rare one, as commendable for its humane solicitude as for its strangeness and unearthly color.”\u003cbr\u003e\"What \u003cem\u003eCatcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e has come to mean for America's younger generation,\u003cem\u003e Demian\u003c\/em\u003e proved to be for Germany's early post-WWI youth. . . . A quite believable, fascinating, moving portrait of youth.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060931919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41042479153358,"sku":"9780060931919","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060931919.jpg?v=1652113972","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060931919","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}