Demian : The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth

Author: Hesse, Hermann (Author)

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Published on 29 February 2024 by PUSHKIN PRESS (Pushkin Press Classics) in the United Kingdom.

Emil Sinclair is a troubled young outsider. But everything changes when he meets Max Demian, a mysterious and charismatic older student, who reveals the glittering possibilities that lie beyond conventional thinking and ordinary life.

Under the intoxicating influence of his new mentor, Emil sets out on a journey of spiritual fulfilment, as he wrestles with the boundaries between illusion and truth, purity and corruption.

Teeming with psychological insight, Demian is a profound and enduring exploration of adolescent awakening from Nobel Prize-winner Hermann Hesse.