Hesse, Hermann 1877-1962 creator text utu 2013 monographic de 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend" by Hermann Hesse is a bildungsroman first published in 1919. Young Emil Sinclair lives trapped between two worlds: a sheltered middle-class illusion and a darker spiritual truth. When he meets the enigmatic Demian, everything changes. Demian reinterprets biblical stories and challenges conventional morality, shaking Sinclair's understanding of good and evil. Through encounters with mysterious mentors and symbols like the Gnostic god Abraxas, Sinclair embarks on a psychological journey toward self-discovery, ultimately learning he must abandon all guides to find his own path. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demian Release date is 2013-01-24 Produced by Jens Sadowski Original publication data not identified Bildungsromans Young men -- Germany -- Fiction Germany -- Social conditions -- 1918-1933 -- Fiction PT Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41907 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41907 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133946.0 41907