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In this novel, Hesse emphasizes once again that the idea of a deeper unity among all beings is the only doctrine he accepts. But this unity is a synthesis that can only be achieved through the reconciliation of opposites.
This dialectical journey dominates "The Friends," "Demian," and all of Hesse's major novels. In "The Friends," the heroes are forced to question and ultimately reject the values that nurtured them in order to develop a new consciousness.
However, they have the excuse of youth, and Hesse acknowledges this. Here, as in his essays, the German writer contrasts his peace-loving nature to militarism, his internationalism to nationalism, his ideas for a global culture to European civilization, and his belief in a universal religion to religious doctrines.
Certainly, the reader discerns a doubt within his thoughts about whether his ideals will ever be realized. It takes courage to create a new world. The elders see their world threatened and consequently crush the innovators, the youth.
[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
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- Author
- Hermann Hesse
- Publisher
- Zacharopoulos S. I.
- Original Title
- Freunde
- Publishers
- Zacharopoulos S. I.
- Type
- Classic Literature
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 131
- Publication Date
- 2001
- Dimensions
- 12x17 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789602086186
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