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Hesse - The Wanderer and His Shadow (Hardcover)
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Hesse - The Wanderer and His Shadow (Hardcover)
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A deftly crafted biography of the author of Siddhartha, whose
critique of consumer culture continues to inspire millions of
readers. Against the horrors of Nazi dictatorship and widespread
disillusionment with the forces of mass culture and consumerism,
Hermann Hesse's stories inspired nonconformity and a yearning for
universal values. Few today would doubt Hesse's artistry or his
importance to millions of devoted readers. But just who was the
author of Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and Demian? Gunnar Decker weaves
together previously unavailable sources to offer a unique
interpretation of the life and work of Hermann Hesse. Drawing on
recently discovered correspondence between Hesse and his
psychoanalyst Josef Lang, Decker shows how Hesse reversed the
traditional roles of therapist and client, and rethinks the
relationship between Hesse's novels and Jungian psychoanalysis. He
also explores Hesse's correspondence with Stefan Zweig-recently
unearthed-to find the source of Hesse's profound sense of
alienation from his contemporaries. Decker's biography brings to
life this icon of spiritual searching and disenchantment who
galvanized the counterculture in the 1960s and feels newly relevant
today.
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