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Hesse: The Wanderer and His Shadow
Contributor(s): Decker, Gunnar (Author), Lewis, Peter (Translator)
ISBN: 0674737881     ISBN-13: 9780674737884
Publisher: Harvard University Press
OUR PRICE:   $35.96  
Product Type: Hardcover
Language: German
Published: November 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- History | Europe - Germany
- History | Modern - 20th Century
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2018012273
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.7" W x 9.2" (2.70 lbs) 800 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Germany
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
 
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Publisher Description:

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.

Contributor Bio(s): Decker, Gunnar: - Gunnar Decker is the author of numerous biographies, including works on Francis of Assisi, Vincent van Gogh, Rainer Maria Rilke, Ernst Jünger, and Georg Trakl. He is also a film and theater critic, and the editor of the journal Theater der Zeit.