Demian [Hardcover]

Hermann Hesse (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 179 pages
• Publisher: Editorial Epoca Mexico (1977)
• Language: Spanish
• ASIN: B0016FYD8I
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was born in Germany and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote many novels, stories, and essays that bear a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. In 1946, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for The Glass Bead Game.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Spiritual Read, May 26, 2007

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Marty Cooper (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Demian (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Hesse's novel is a tribute to what I will refer to as religion with a big 'R'. This novel surpasses the conventions of religion and goes to the root of what it is to be a man and have faith in something even if the something is yourself. This is a very short and quick read so there is no reason that anyone should pass this up.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, February 11, 2000

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John Truslow (Vestal, New York, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Demian (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

I think it's an over-statement to say that this book offers a path for anyone's life other than Hesse's. The book was written after many years of psychotherapy with the young Jung, and reflects (symbolically) the inner turmoils of Hesse's struggle and his own personal growth. The book is a great book - "great" in that it is disturbing, thought provoking, and well written. It's also a soul searching book, and one that not everyone should read. In fact, I would only suggest it to a minority of readers.

4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable, July 1, 2009

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John Costa "libernaut" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Demian (Spanish edition) (Paperback)

demian, one of my favorite books of all time that ive read countless time inenglish.

reading it in spanish has been a challenge but definitely worth while.

offered me some perspective on language and the novel itself of course.

I definitely recommend this book, though if you are looking for a good English translation do not get the one with this cover, the BN, it is awful, get the bantam classic or penguin one or whatever with the thomas mann introduction, the english translation of this book with this cover is horribly translated.

as for the spanish edition i am pleased..