Decker, Gunnar

Hesse: The Wanderer and His Shadow

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ISBN 13:: 9780674737884
author:: Decker, Gunnar
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Harvard University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2018
Pages:: 780
Dimensions:: 23.5 x 16.2 centimetres (1.26 kg
Genre:: Biography, Literary, History,
Condition:: New
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£31.40

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Hermann Hesse: A Life Reimagined A new biography offers a fresh perspective on the author of Siddhartha and other iconic works. Gunnar Decker draws on previously unavailable sources to explore the life and work of Hermann Hesse, revealing the complexities of his creative process and personal relationships. Decker's biography sheds light on Hesse's correspondence with his psychoanalyst Josef Lang, as well as recently discovered letters to Stefan Zweig. By examining these interactions, Decker rethinks the relationship between Hesse's novels and Jungian psychoanalysis, offering a nuanced understanding of this influential author's spiritual searching and disenchantment. This biography brings to life an icon of counterculture who continues to resonate with readers today.

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