Demian

by Herman Hesse

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Demian

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1919

1958 (English: Strachan)

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One of the great writers of the twentieth century tells the dramatic story of a young man's awakening to selfhood. "An Existentialist intensity and a depth of understanding rare in contemporary fiction."Saturday Review

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