Demian
by Hermann Hesse
213 pages~4 hrs
“The bird fights its way out of the egg; who would be born must first destroy a world.”
Emil Sinclair’s comfortable existence is shattered when the enigmatic Max Demian introduces him to a world of dark duality and forbidden truths. To find his true self, Sinclair must navigate the treacherous path between light and shadow, learning that the birth of a soul requires the destruction of an old world.
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