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Demian

Demian: The Story of a Boyhood is a bildungsroman by Hermann Hesse, published in 1919. Demian was first published under the pseudonym "Emil Sinclair," the name of the narrator of the story, but Hesse was later revealed to be the author. The tenth edition was the first to bear Hesse's name, and the title was changed to Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s…

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Author
Hermann Hesse
Publication date
1919
Publisher
Fischer Verlag
Dewey Decimal
833/.912 21
Language
German
LC Class
PT2617.E85 D413 1999

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related to Characters · 17
Demian → Alfons Beck, Beck, Emil Sinclair, Eva, Eve, Franz Kromer, Frau Eva, Genesis, German, He, Knauer, Max Demian, Max Demian's, Pistorius, She, Sinclair, Sinclair's
related to Jungian influence · 13
Demian → Carl Jung, During, German, Hesse, Hesse's, In, Josef Lang, Jung, Jungian, Lang, Since, Such, Through
related to Plot · 12
Demian → Abel, Cain, Emil Sinclair, Hindu, Max Demian, Plato's, Scheinwelt, Sinclair, Sinclair's, The, This, Under Demian's
related to Women in Demian · 11
Demian → At, Beatrice, Demian's, Frau Eva, Hesse, In, Jungian, Sinclair, Sinclair's, These, While
related to The God Abraxas · 6
Demian → Abraxas, God, Jehovah, Judeo-Christian God, The, The Gnostic
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Demian → Hermann Hesse
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Demian → 833/.912 21
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Demian → German

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DemianAuthorHermann Hesse1.00infobox
DemianDewey Decimal833/.912 211.00infobox
DemianISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
DemianLanguageGerman1.00infobox
DemianLC ClassPT2617.E85 D413 19991.00infobox
DemianMedia typePrint (hardback & paperback)1.00infobox
DemianOCLC407390121.00infobox
DemianOriginal titleDemian: Die Geschichte Einer Jugend1.00infobox
DemianPages390 pp (1962 English edition, paperback)1.00infobox
DemianPublication date19191.00infobox
DemianPublication placeGermany1.00infobox
DemianPublished in English19231.00infobox
DemianPublisherFischer Verlag1.00infobox
DemianTranslatorN. H. Priday1.00infobox
Demianis achildhood friend and a mentor of Sinclair0.90text

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