“Hesse ‘is deeply loved by those among the American young who are questing,’ wrote Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.”Ībout Siddhartha (Introduction by Tom Robbins).“Hesse’s call for self-realization coupled with his celebration of Eastern mysticism earned him a huge following among America’s counterculture in the decade after his death.”.In the existential tradition of Nietzsche and Dostoevsky, Hesse portrays the turmoil of a docile young man who is forced to question traditional bourgeois beliefs regarding family, society, and faith.” Based on his experience with Jungian analysis, this breakthrough novel launched a series of works chronicling the Weg nach Innen (inward journey) that he hoped would lead to self-knowledge. “The publication of Demian that same year (it appeared in English in 1923) brought Hesse immediate acclaim throughout Europe.
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