I wanted only to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?

Ich wollte ja nichts als das zu leben versuchen, was von selber aus mir heraus wollte. Warum war das so sehr schwer?

Hermann Hesse

Demian

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Topic

Being true to oneself Authenticity

Author

Hermann Hesse

Source

Demian

Medium

Novel

Genre

Coming of age story

Language

German

Time

1919 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Writer

From

Switzerland Europe

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Original Citation

Hesse, Herman. Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend [Demian]. Fischer Verlag, 1919.

Current Citation

Hesse, Herman. Demian. Translated by Damion Searls. Penguin, 2013.

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