{"product_id":"demian-the-story-of-emil-sinclairs-youth-paperback","title":"Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDamion Searls\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJames Franco\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful new translation of Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse's masterpiece of youthful rebellion--with a foreword and cover art by James Franco \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young man awakens to selfhood and to a world of possibilities beyond the conventions of his upbringing in Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse's beloved novel \u003ci\u003eDemian.\u003c\/i\u003e Emil Sinclair is a quiet boy drawn into a forbidden yet seductive realm of petty crime and defiance. His guide is his precocious, mysterious classmate Max Demian, who provokes in Emil a search for self-discovery and spiritual fulfillment. A brilliant psychological portrait, \u003ci\u003eDemian \u003c\/i\u003eis given new life in this translation, which together with James Franco's personal and inspiring foreword will bring a new generation to Hesse's widely influential coming-of-age novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e (1877­-1962) won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. His many books include \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Steppenwolf\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Narcissus and Goldmund. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDamion Searls\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) has translated many classic twentieth-century authors, including Proust, Rilke, and Thomas Bernhard. His translation of Hans Keilson's \u003ci\u003eComedy in a Minor Key\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Searls lives in Brooklyn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Freedman\u003c\/b\u003e (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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Franco\u003c\/b\u003e (foreword) is an Oscar-nominated actor and director. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e McSweeney's.\u003c\/i\u003e Franco lives in New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.76 x 5.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52016472457517,"sku":"9780143106784","price":17.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/demian-the-story-of-emil-sinclairs-youth-paperback-8150455.webp?v=1777442529","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/demian-the-story-of-emil-sinclairs-youth-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}