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Demian

The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth
By Hermann Hesse
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Demian by Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse is a compelling coming-of-age novel that follows Emil Sinclair, a quiet boy who becomes drawn into a forbidden world of petty crime and defiance. Guided by his enigmatic classmate Max Demian, Sinclair embarks on a profound journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening beyond the confines of his upbringing. This new translation, enriched by James Franco's foreword and cover art, revitalises Hesse's psychological masterpiece of youthful rebellion.
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This novel is ideal for readers interested in psychological portraits, classic literature, and explorations of identity and spirituality. It suits those drawn to coming-of-age stories and fans of Hesse’s profound, philosophical narratives.

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A powerful new translation of Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse's masterpiece of youthful rebellion—with a foreword and cover art by James Franco.

A Penguin Classic

A young man awakens to selfhood and to a world of possibilities beyond the conventions of his upbringing in Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse's beloved novel Demian. Emil Sinclair is a quiet boy drawn into a forbidden yet seductive realm of petty crime and defiance. His guide is his precocious, mysterious classmate Max Demian, who provokes in Emil a search for self-discovery and spiritual fulfilment. A brilliant psychological portrait, Demian is given new life in this translation, which together with James Franco's personal and inspiring foreword will bring a new generation to Hesse's widely influential coming-of-age novel.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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James Franco calls Demian "a voice I could listen to and contemplate as I tried to find my way from childhood to adulthood and into the world of art." Mieko Kawakami, author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven, describes Sinclair as a character captivating for his introspection and vulnerability. The Times Literary Supplement praises the book as "an excellent new translation."

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143106784

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 July 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Damion Searls
  • Introduction by Ralph Freedman
  • Foreword by James Franco
  • Translated by Damion Searls

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 142g

Pages: 176

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Classic Fiction Fiction General Fiction Hermann Hesse Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

Hermann Hesse (1877--1962) won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. His many books include Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and Narcissus and Goldmund. Damion Searls (translator) has translated many classic twentieth-century authors, including Proust, Rilke, and Thomas Bernhard. His translation of Hans Keilson's Comedy in a Minor Key was a New York Times Notable Book and a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Searls lives in Brooklyn. Ralph Freedman (introduction) is a professor emeritus of comparative literature at Princeton University and the author of an acclaimed biography of Hermann Hesse. He lives in Decatur, Georgia. James Franco (foreword) is an Oscar-nominated actor and director. His writing has appeared in Esquire, the Wall Street Journal, and McSweeney's. Franco lives in New York.

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