{"product_id":"demian-9780060931919","title":"Demian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Hesse is a writer whose peculiar vision is worth inspecting. His world is shadowy and close to areas of the heart that will probably never see light. But his vision is a rare one, as commendable for its humane solicitude as for its strangeness and unearthly color.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNational Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn acclaimed, influential, and visionary novel from Hermann Hesse, one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemian\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic story of Emil Sinclair. Docile and unquestioning, Emil follows a precious schoolmate--the charismatic Max Demian--on a shocking decent into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention. And it is there in the shadows that a formerly complacent and uncomplicated young man achieves a miraculous awakening to adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel includes an introduction by Thomas Mann.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHesse, Hermann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Hermann Hesse was born in 1877. His books include \u003cem\u003eSiddhartha, Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eMagister Ludi.\u003c\/em\u003e He died in 1962.","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606966309138,"sku":"9780060931919","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58dc9b9c-4f5a-4404-8814-c053dc8c7e5e.jpg?v=1772531358","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/demian-9780060931919","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}