Peter Camenzind

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Peter Camenzind is a 1904 coming-of-age novel by Hermann Hesse that follows a sensitive young man's search for meaning, art, and spiritual fulfillment amid the tensions between nature, society, and individualism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Hermann Hesse NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
explores conflict between artistic life and social obligations
spiritual crisis
tension between solitude and community
form prose
genre Bildungsroman
philosophical fiction
hasAdaptation radio adaptations
hasAutobiographicalElements true
hasCharacter Boppi (character in Peter Camenzind) NERFINISHED
Elizabeth (character in Peter Camenzind) NERFINISHED
Richard (character in Peter Camenzind) NERFINISHED
hasEnglishTranslation yes
influencedBy Friedrich Nietzsche
Romanticism
languageOfFirstEdition German
literaryMovement modernism
literaryPeriod early 20th-century literature
literarySignificance considered an important early work of Hermann Hesse
mainCharacter Peter Camenzind (character) NERFINISHED
motif artistic vocation
nature as refuge
travel and wandering
narrativePerspective first-person narrative
notableFor early expression of themes later developed in Siddhartha and Steppenwolf
originalLanguage German
placeInAuthorOeuvre Hermann Hesse's first major novel
protagonistOccupation writer
protagonistTrait contemplative
introverted
sensitive
publicationYear 1904
publisherOfFirstEdition unknown
setting Swiss village of Nimikon (fictional) NERFINISHED
Switzerland NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult readers
theme alienation
art and creativity
friendship
individualism
love
relationship between nature and society
search for meaning
spiritual fulfillment

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Herman Hesse notableWork Peter Camenzind
subject surface form: Hermann Hesse