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Demian was first published under the pseudonym "Emil Sinclair", the name of the narrator of the story, but Hesse was later revealed to be the author.
Emil's entire existence can be summarized as a struggle between two worlds: the show world of illusion (related to the Hindu concept of maya) and the real world, the world of spiritual truth.
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The bird struggles out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird then flies to God. Th ...more
Demian was first published under the pseudonym "Emil Sinclair", the name of the narrator of the story, but Hesse was later revealed to be the author.
Emil's entire existence can be summarized as a struggle between two worlds: the show world of illusion (related to the Hindu concept of maya) and the real world, the world of spiritual truth.
Some nice quotes:
The bird struggles out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird then flies to God. Th ...more
Though I'm not usually into existentialist literature, this book did have its merits. Lovely, almost poetic, passages are everywhere and the characters are intriguing. If one thinks about Hesse's historical context, I'm sure this book would have been revolutionary in its time.
I still have to take some time to digest it but it definitely left its mark on me. Definite rec for somebody into German literature or anyone who, like me, has ever felt like there's something more to our own existence. ...more
I still have to take some time to digest it but it definitely left its mark on me. Definite rec for somebody into German literature or anyone who, like me, has ever felt like there's something more to our own existence. ...more
Novela de formación de un joven Herman Hesse muy bien traducida (al español) donde se mezclan referencias a la Biblia, la filosofía de Nietzsche y las teorias psicoanalíticas de Jung y Freud.
Tienes que dejar que los libros te cambien la vida, este es uno de esos.
Apr 09, 2009
Christian
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