{"product_id":"beneath-the-wheel-9780312422301","title":"Beneath the Wheel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Hermann Hesse's \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e, Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally gifted student, the entire community presses him onto a path of serious scholarship. Hans dutifully follows the regimen of study and endless examinations, his success rewarded only with more crushing assignments. When Hans befriends a rebellious young poet, he begins to imagine other possibilities outside the narrowly circumscribed world of the academy. Finally sent home after a nervous breakdown, Hans is revived by nature and romance, and vows never to return to the gray conformity of the academic system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Germany in 1877 and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote novels, stories, and essays bearing a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. His works include \u003ci\u003eSteppenwolf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarcissus and Goldmund\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Bead Game\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Hermann Hesse died in 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644466893074,"sku":"9780312422301","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3ddd1614-6bd5-4b9e-8995-c64aa751f341.jpg?v=1733110995","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beneath-the-wheel-9780312422301","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}