Demian

"Hesse is a writer whose peculiar vision is worth inspecting. His world is shadowy and close to areas of the heart that will probably never see light. But his vision is a rare one, as commendable for its humane solicitude as for its strangeness and unearthly color." - National Review

"Hesse is not a traditional teller of tales but a novelist of ideas and a moralist of a high order. . . . The autobiographical undercurrent gives Demian an existentialist intensity and a depth of understanding that are rare in contemporary fiction." - Saturday Review

"What Catcher in the Rye has come to mean for America's younger generation, Demian proved to be for Germany's early post-WWI youth. . . . A quite believable, fascinating, moving portrait of youth." - Kirkus Reviews