«Demian» in German with a Parallel Translation

Demian is a novel by Hermann Hesse. The novel was first published in 1919. This piece is classified as a book in the genre of a Bildungsroman or a growing-up novel. The protagonist Emil Sinclair is just a young man. The world of illusion and the real world fight inside him. Emil finds a friend, the mysterious Max Demian. A connection with Max seriously stimulated the development of Emil's personality. Gradually, the main character detaches from the superficial ideals of the world of appearances and eventually awakens into a realization of self.