Hermann Hesse (1877--1962) won the Nobel Prize in Literature in
1946. His many books include Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and Narcissus
and Goldmund.
Damion Searls (translator) has translated many classic
twentieth-century authors, including Proust, Rilke, and Thomas
Bernhard. His translation of Hans Keilson's Comedy in a Minor Key
was a New York Times Notable Book and a National Book Critics
Circle Award finalist. Searls lives in Brooklyn.
Ralph Freedman (introduction) is a professor emeritus of
comparative literature at Princeton University and the author of an
acclaimed biography of Hermann Hesse. He lives in Decatur,
Georgia.
James Franco (foreword) is an Oscar-nominated actor and director.
His writing has appeared in Esquire, the Wall Street Journal, and
McSweeney's. Franco lives in New York.
By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
“Demian became . . . a voice I could listen to and contemplate as I
tried to find my way from childhood to adulthood and into the world
of art.” —James Franco, from the Foreword
“Demian by Hermann Hesse [was my favorite book growing up]. Of all
the protagonists, Sinclair appealed to me because of his
introspective nature and lack of confidence.” —Mieko Kawakami,
author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven, in The Guardian
“[An] excellent new translation.” —The Times Literary Supplement
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