Demian

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About this book

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 fulfillment. 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.

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4.1/5 · 144322 readers · 171 pages · ≈ 3 h 10 m · Challenging

How long does it take to read Demian?

About ≈ 3 h 10 m — 171 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mDemian~3 h 10 m

How many pages is Demian?

171 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Demian171

What genre is Demian?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is Demian in the public domain?

Yes — it is free to read and share.

Where does Demian take place?

It is set in Germany during 1918-1933, 20th century.

Who wrote Demian?

Hermann Hesse.

Where can I read Demian online for free?

It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library

Setting Germany Time period 1918-193320th century
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