Demian

Herman Hesse's novel &quote;Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth&quote; (1919) is a coming-of-age story about a young man's quest for individuation. Quiet Emil Sinclair is drawn into a forbidden world of petty crime and rebellion, guided by his mysterious classmate Max Demian, who simultaneously provokes Emil's search for self-discovery in this novel about the balance of good and evil. This edition follows the 1923 N.H. Piday translation.