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Demian

The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth

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Demian

By: Hermann Hesse
Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
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 Here is the dramatic story of young, docile Emil Sinclair's descent - led by precocious schoolmate Max Demian - into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention and eventual awakening to selfhood. A brilliant psychological portrait of a troubled young man's quest for self-awareness, this coming-of-age novel achieved instant critical and popular acclaim upon its 1919 publication. A landmark in the history of 20th-century literature, it reflects the author's preoccupation with the duality of human nature and the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment.©1925 Fischer Verlag; 1965 Harper and Row, Publishers, Incorprated; 1948 Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc. (Introduction) (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America Classics Emotionally Gripping

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Engaging and fascinating from the start, this shortish story covers a lot of ground at pace and with depth, and builds up many memorable multidimensional images along the way.

Gripping from start to end

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A thoroughly engaging and thought provoking story from onset to completion. A really wondrous tale. The performance of the narrator is filled with vitality, energy, and spirit. One of the best I have heard.

Wow!

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This is a wonderful tale, full of words of wisdom. My only slight complaint about this audio version is the American accent of the narrator. He doesn't do a *bad* job, I just can't get over his accent.

Incredible book

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You can hear Nietzsche throughout this book, the search for oneself and what it means to be human is the central theme of this book as you it takes you the reader through the life of an innocent young pious boy to a man

An incredible book on the duality of man

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Really a great book, especially for someone interested in psychology and depth psychology more specifically.

Some of the best narration I’ve heard too

Great book, masterful narration

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