u003cpu003eIn u003ciu003eDemian,u003c/iu003e one of the great writers of the twentieth century tells the dramatic story of young, docile Emil Sinclair's descent--led by precocious shoolmate Max Demian--into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention and eventual awakening to selfhood. u003c/pu003eu003cpu003e "The electrifying influence exercised on a whole generation just after the First World War by u003ciu003eDemianu003c/iu003e...is unforgettable. With uncanny accuracy this poetic work struck the nerve of the times and called forth grateful rapture from a whole youthful generation who believed that an interpreter of their innermost life had risen from their own midst." u003cbru003e-- From the Introduction by Thomas Mannu003c/pu003e
