"Demian" is a novella written by German writer Hermann Hesse in 1919. Readers will accompany the young Emile Sinclair as he grows up, experiencing the temptation of the complex world, experiencing loneliness, timidity, hesitation, rebellion, longing for love and friendship, and falling into doubts about himself and the outside world, until he meets his peer Demian. Under his influence, he will find answers step by step and mature.
Reader comments
The bird fights to come out of its egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born must destroy the world!
In Hesse's writings, you can see a ten-year-old child breaking the shackles in confusion and darkness, and regaining the power of rebirth in the inner faith and tranquility.
The words translated by Teacher Jiang Yi are very beautiful and smooth, which made me feel the highest level of honesty and elegance in translation. When reading, you can feel the emotions between the lines, as if you are enjoying it.
Overall, this is a book for teenagers to grow up. It contains many shocking and enlightening contents and inspirations. I recommend everyone to read it!
I picked up this book when I just entered college. Our teacher encouraged us to find ourselves and not to follow the crowd, but I didn't know what to do. Sometimes it was difficult not to follow others and not chase fame and fortune. The road is still long, and I will continue to explore. To be honest, I didn't quite understand this book, and I didn't understand whether Demian and Lady Eve were his fantasies, but I was still moved by many words in the book. Maybe classic books need us to reread them over and over again at different ages.
There is a sentence in the book that I like very much: "Everyone is unique, and he deserves any attention." This makes me feel that each of us is unique and has our own value. I think this book is not only suitable for junior high school students, but also for adults. It will make you think about your own life.
I can't afford physical books so I can only read them electronically XXXX
The road to self-exploration is lonely, but the beautiful scenery along the way and the partners walking side by side are wonderful experiences, and these experiences will also become our strength on the way forward. But most of the time, knowing oneself is still a person's pilgrimage.
Sinclair's growth has gone through the carefree happiness of his childhood in the company of his parents, the fear and helplessness of his first exposure to the world, the helplessness and compromise with the dark side of the world in his youth, and his true growth and transformation as an adult. Sinclair's growth process is actually the growth process of each of us, and we will inevitably encounter difficulties. How to find ourselves, no one can help us, including our closest parents. The clue to becoming ourselves does not lie in external objects, but in our hearts. We must feel and listen attentively, and not be limited by worldly constraints and concepts, in order to find the way to become ourselves.
"Man has only one mission: to move toward himself. Whether he ends up becoming a poet or a madman, a prophet or a criminal - this is not his duty, and it does not matter. His duty is to discover his own destiny, not the destiny of others, but to live out his own destiny thoroughly and unyieldingly."
What do people live for? Not to follow the teachings of mother or father, nor to please some god, but to become ourselves, to pursue whatever our souls long for. We are all Sinclair, a sparrowhawk who must break through the eggshell. May we all, together with our friend "Demian", throw our spontaneous selves into the world and live by ourselves in the chaos and darkness around us.
Hesse is a god
It's great, I watched it several times.
"We are the same fragment of the world"
"We are the same fragment in this world"
The path of self-discovery is a lonely one, and I began exploring it at a young age, just like Sinclair.
Compared with the thrilling plot, this book is more about inner examination and self-thinking. Hesse is very good at depicting the inner world of characters and writing about the protagonist's growth and changes.
The process of self-exploration is full of struggle, pain, and relief and happiness.
It's a pity I didn't read it earlier
After reading it, I have a new understanding of the issue of self-exploration
Demian and Lady Eve are both the protagonist's spiritual guides
Made me interested in religion
So great Hesse I love you Hesse. Just like my teenage years, exploring the world and myself. Amazing
The narrow gate is not crowded, only eyes and lips are crowded
It is very suitable for people who want to find themselves. I like Hesse's writing.
The bird fights to come out of its egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born must destroy the world! In Hesse's writings, you can see a ten-year-old child breaking the shackles in confusion and darkness, and regaining the power of rebirth in the inner faith and tranquility. The words translated by Teacher Jiang Yi are very beautiful and smooth, which made me feel the highest level of honesty and elegance in translation. When reading, you can feel the emotions between the lines, as if you are enjoying it. Overall, this is a book for teenagers to grow up. It contains many shocking and enlightening contents and inspirations. I recommend everyone to read it!
I picked up this book when I just entered college. Our teacher encouraged us to find ourselves and not to follow the crowd, but I didn't know what to do. Sometimes it was difficult not to follow others and not chase fame and fortune. The road is still long, and I will continue to explore. To be honest, I didn't quite understand this book, and I didn't understand whether Demian and Lady Eve were his fantasies, but I was still moved by many words in the book. Maybe classic books need us to reread them over and over again at different ages.
There is a sentence in the book that I like very much: "Everyone is unique, and he deserves any attention." This makes me feel that each of us is unique and has our own value. I think this book is not only suitable for junior high school students, but also for adults. It will make you think about your own life.
I can't afford physical books so I can only read them electronically XXXX
The road to self-exploration is lonely, but the beautiful scenery along the way and the partners walking side by side are wonderful experiences, and these experiences will also become our strength on the way forward. But most of the time, knowing oneself is still a person's pilgrimage.
Sinclair's growth has gone through the carefree happiness of his childhood in the company of his parents, the fear and helplessness of his first exposure to the world, the helplessness and compromise with the dark side of the world in his youth, and his true growth and transformation as an adult. Sinclair's growth process is actually the growth process of each of us, and we will inevitably encounter difficulties. How to find ourselves, no one can help us, including our closest parents. The clue to becoming ourselves does not lie in external objects, but in our hearts. We must feel and listen attentively, and not be limited by worldly constraints and concepts, in order to find the way to become ourselves.
"Man has only one mission: to move toward himself. Whether he ends up becoming a poet or a madman, a prophet or a criminal - this is not his duty, and it does not matter. His duty is to discover his own destiny, not the destiny of others, but to live out his own destiny thoroughly and unyieldingly."
What do people live for? Not to follow the teachings of mother or father, nor to please some god, but to become ourselves, to pursue whatever our souls long for. We are all Sinclair, a sparrowhawk who must break through the eggshell. May we all, together with our friend "Demian", throw our spontaneous selves into the world and live by ourselves in the chaos and darkness around us.
Hesse is a god
It's great, I watched it several times.
"We are the same fragment of the world" "We are the same fragment in this world"
The path of self-discovery is a lonely one, and I began exploring it at a young age, just like Sinclair.
Compared with the thrilling plot, this book is more about inner examination and self-thinking. Hesse is very good at depicting the inner world of characters and writing about the protagonist's growth and changes.
The process of self-exploration is full of struggle, pain, and relief and happiness.
It's a pity I didn't read it earlier After reading it, I have a new understanding of the issue of self-exploration
Demian and Lady Eve are both the protagonist's spiritual guides
Made me interested in religion
So great Hesse I love you Hesse. Just like my teenage years, exploring the world and myself. Amazing
The narrow gate is not crowded, only eyes and lips are crowded
It is very suitable for people who want to find themselves. I like Hesse's writing.