Hermann Hesse (1877–1962) was a German-born Swiss novelist, poet and painter, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.

Hesse's work frequently explores spiritual quests, self-discovery, duality of the Self and is influenced by Eastern philosophy and esotericism.

Readers praise Hesse for his explorations of the Self, spirituality and inner duality. Demian and Steppenwolf are highlighted as catalysts for personal reflection. The reviews emphasize transformative reading experiences and Hesse's blend of Eastern thought and European introspection.

For:Readers interested in spiritual novels, self-discovery, early 20th-century literature and philosophical fiction.

 Is it possible to start reading a book with a rather negative and bored judgment about it, and then drastically change your mind, feeling that the book has managed to open your eyes, make you reflect, captivate you?

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 Demian opens your eyes, it disrupts you by turning your lazy certainties and habits upside down, showing you the way to become an "enlightened" one: that is, someone who in life has no other duty than to search for oneself, so that one can truly be oneself fully.

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 Anyone familiar, even to a limited extent, with the work, poetics, and narrative of Hermann Hesse, one of the most esteemed authors of the last century and Nobel Prize winner for Literature in '46, will certainly recognize the indispensable influence of esotericism and oriental asceticism as well as substantial references to religion and Hindu philosophy.

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