Demian

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Demian is a 1919 coming-of-age novel by Hermann Hesse that explores spiritual awakening, individuality, and the duality of human nature through the inner life of its young protagonist.

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instanceOf novel
author Hermann Hesse NERFINISHED
character Frau Eva NERFINISHED
Kromer NERFINISHED
Max Demian NERFINISHED
Pistorius NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
firstPublisher S. Fischer Verlag NERFINISHED
followedBy Siddhartha NERFINISHED
genre Bildungsroman
philosophical fiction
psychological fiction
hasAdaptation Demian (1976 South Korean film) NERFINISHED
Demian (theatrical and radio adaptations) NERFINISHED
hasISBN 9783518368548
influencedBy Carl Gustav Jung NERFINISHED
Gnostic ideas
initialPublicationForm book
initialReception controversial
laterReception cult status
literaryMovement modernism
mainCharacter Emil Sinclair NERFINISHED
motif dreams
the mark on the forehead
the sparrow hawk
visions
narrationType first-person narration
narrator Emil Sinclair NERFINISHED
notableFor exploration of adolescent psychology
integration of Jungian concepts into fiction
notableSymbol Abraxas NERFINISHED
originalLanguage German
originalTitle Demian. Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend NERFINISHED
partOf Hermann Hesse bibliography
publicationYear 1919
settingEvent World War I NERFINISHED
settingPeriod early 20th century
structure eight chapters
theme Gnosticism NERFINISHED
duality of human nature
good and evil
individuality
inner conflict
nonconformity
search for identity
self-discovery
spiritual awakening

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Herman Hesse notableWork Demian
subject surface form: Hermann Hesse