Demian by Hermann Hesse - Book Chat
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2018
- Demian by Hermann Hesse (originally published under the pseudonym Emil Sinclair). The edition that I read was the 2012 electronic edition of the 1948 publication by Henry Holt and Company with a forward by Thomas Mann.
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BTS 'Blood Sweat and Tears' and 'Wings' album was based on Demian and so I had to read it for theory purpose and I'm really glad I did.
It’s a very popular book in South Korea. I just went to an art exhibition based on it in Seoul.
I read the comments and want to add, that I too, was lead to read the book due to the influence of BTS!
Me too
Me too
love this book, im from bts wings xD i read it in german
Are you seriously from BTS?? I loved the videos linked on the playlist on your channel! I'm going to link them to this book chat in the description. How cool that you read Demian in German. I think there are some things that probably are not translated well over into English. Thanks so much for commenting!
EarnestlyEston he's not from bts
EarnestlyEston the theory about bts wings album was inspired from demian. he/she want to tell you he/she have watched this bcs of bts. sorry for my grammar. I hope u understand
Hesse had a brilliant mind...!! was big in the 60's and 70's counterculture; sadly, kind of forgotten, today.
No, he is not.
“I wanted only to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult? “
this is gold, i love love this quote and for the first time i heard someone else said it , thank u so much
love from Azerbaijan
Greetings to you in Azerbaijan! That is one of my favorite book quotes of all time :)
Read this book because of BTS. The book and BTS's Wings serie side by side lead to a more profound understanding of youth psychology development. It was an interesting read, and thanks to BTS for introducing this book to me
Same here ^^
I have never got obsessed with a novel more than Demian
It's truly a masterpiece!
exactly!
Hey, Im german
Im not a gramma expert, but a lot of german literatur critics and interlectuals say that Hesse was a writer that wrote directly from his heart
This book was written in a very short time, I think 2 weeks or 2 months
And in my german books from Hesse I can see that. He writes in a very energetic and fluent style, that gives me a very specific feeling that I cant read in other books😁
I think it is hard to translate that perfect in other languages, because it is like an overall feeling that I can see in all of his books I read so far
And this feeling is the reason why Im a Hesse fanboy😁
Sorry for baaad english✌️
I've read Hesse in Spanish and English. His books make my feel what you describe. In both languages. I also share your concern about the transaltions. When I read Borges in english is not the same. It will never be the same as the original. Still, translators have done a great job!
@@rickrandomites Hesse is pronounced like it's written, the last 'e' isn't being left out. But don't pronouce it like 'ee'. I guess the sound comes close to the first 'e' in the word 'Elephant'? (there qould probably be better examples, but that's just the first that comes to mind)
With the name 'Demian' the 'e' is pronounced the same way I just described. The 'a' has a very open sound, so not like 'ay' but I can't think of any English word that has the pronounciation, sorry! If I come up with something I'll let you know.
Hope it was understandable?
THANK YOU, I NEEDED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS NOVEL..THANKS
My name is Damion and I can say thanks for sharing this
Great chat as always! Eurasia also sounds so interesting, it's amazing how much of our culture is shared and how it evolved as we migrated around the planet. It sounds like this book will cover lots of those details ^.^
That's the thing that I learn in these books that explore deep history... how we all came to be who we are by the movements and interactions of different groups over centuries and centuries evolving into first one culture and then another with none completely permanent or unchanging. I have high hopes for this history, it's been on my reading radar for probably 3 or more years so I'm glad to finally be getting it read!
I know this is a bit late but thank you for this video, because it's quite hard to understand and because of your video I got the highest mark in my class
There seems to be some confusion as to who is real, fictional, imaginary? Keep in mind most of Hesse’s novels are somewhat autobiographical as the characters face the same moral and emotional challenges the world and Hesse himself was facing. The idea of Jungian archetypes and the shadow self were just emerging and I believe Demian was representative of this archetype of the higher, transcendent self. Hesse wrestled with the concepts of and the very real aspects of good and evil, the sacred and the profane, our quest for morality and immortality. His work is timeless and ultimately transcendent
You seem to understand it better than most. It was the first of Hesse's 'important' novels after his mid-life breakdown, and still one of my favorites in its addressing of the individual confronting his soul.
I felt that in the writing of the character as a child that Hesse expressed the awkward way it feels to be an adolescent and how easy it is to get manipulated by others who have learnt how to control others , probably coming from abusive backgrounds . Demian was the kind of friend who changes the pathway for the better .
This was a book in my high school we needed to read, so glad i did ^^
And im macedonian
Great review. Love this book. Thank you
Thanks!
Yes I like the fact that you have chosen to read in such a field of study
Thanks for these reviews brother! Lovin' it!
So glad you are enjoying :)
I read this book as a troubled young teenager and it changed my life.
it was two years ago i think, that i had found a list of books that bts has recommended and between these books, there was demian.
i really wanted to read it and even bought it, but i always forgot to read it because i wanted to see how bts has interpreted the book into their music videos, i think it's very interesting. and then lockdown came and i finally had some time to sit and read the book. it was fantastic, i loved hesse's way of thinking and describing things and what the whole story is about was interesting in some kind of way to me. at the end of the book, i cried, like cried my eyes out, because emil sinclair had finally, after so many years, found himself and what he is through max demian and pistoruis, now he didn't need nor had he someone to help him finding himself, because he already knew it.
it was a good read.
I´m a german native speaker and I read Siddhartha, plus I got the english version at home. I´ll read this, then I could give some input about the translation.
It will be wonderful to hear what you think about the work in its native german versus in english translation!
loved this novel, very in depth
the abrupt ending was surprising
There's something about the mix between psychological insights that ring true and genuine tension and strangeness that gives me a lot of pleasure to read. I too am curious as to what it is like in German, because for an American like myself, the strangeness (maybe uncanniness is a better phrase? im not sure) of say the description of Demien's mother is why i read Hesse purely for pleasure. Also you are right, he deals with "breaking out of your shell" so well, and it helps me in my own life to think about these characters.
What did Max tell the bully to get him to stop bullying Emil?
Another great review Eston. I've always seen Hesse as a very spiritual writer or seeker if you will. I think I will reread his books because I haven't read them since my "hippie days" you've reawakened my interest. Thanks.
Thanks Lillian! I've read The Bead Game twice and I'm really glad that I did because I got so much more out of it the second time. I'm thinking of re-reading Steppenwolf this year because I think I will get more out of it as well the second time around. I didn't know you had "hippie days"! Hesse is still counter culture I think. The exploration of consciousness that he writes about in Steppenwolf, Siddhartha and Demian is closer to mainstream than it was when those books were written certainly but humanity isn't quite there yet. I'm not sure which work I'll read next... I would like to read Narcissus and Goldmund but I bought a used copy of Rosshalde at a charity sale a few months ago so that's probably the one I'll read during my free reading period.
thank you so much
The answers you seek will come from within the more you study ,and it seems your on the right path
And I do hope you continue to enjoy to read such subject matter .
Thank you so much Damion!
Can you do a review on 'Angels and Demons' by Dan Brown? I've bought the book like months ago but i don't have any time to read any books at the moment, so i'd be really interested if you'd be able to do some reviews on it. Also, i really enjoy your video, and perhaps i'll buy 'Demian' too and read it when i have the time :)
It's been so long since I read Angels and Demons by Dan Brown I feel like I would need to reread it before I could do a full chat on it. I did enjoy it though very much. If you like the kind of book that has many twists and turns in a very fast pace I think you would enjoy it.
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Wow you’re one of the few who reads on the ipad like me. Have you tried kindle? Or prefer ipad more
Keen to know your thoughts on this.
Hey thanks for commenting! I mainly use the iPad when I want to see something from the book in color, for example the book cover. But I do most of the actual reading in the kindle because I find it to be easier from the standpoint of eye strain and making notes and highlights and such.
Dude you have to read Narziss und Goldmund. You’ll truly enjoy it.
I have that one in my reading queue!
Hey do you have other seeker book recommendations?
Hermann Hesse writes these kinds of novels really well - such as Siddhartha and Steppenwolf. I also read The Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham awhile back that was kind of a cool seeker book.
@@EarnestlyEston Thank you, i am fan btw ☺ Your book summaries are always very insightful and interesting. Thanks!
@@AllKindsOfBlues What a nice thing to say. Thanks so much :)
'meetings with remarkable men' by Gurdjieff... and on and on from there... ultimately to find the SELF seek from within and validate from within.
I will be interested in hearing your thoughts on "Last Temptation." I never saw the movie and I never followed the issue too closely at the time, but I remember the controversy. I didn't even know it was a book, until long after.
The Eurasia book sounds interesting as well.
So far it's been pretty interesting. I saw the movie back when it came out but don't remember too much about it other than I didn't see why it was so controversial. The book is a bit more "intense" than I remember the movie and after I finish I will probably try and watch the movie again.
Hesse ♥️
Can you please make video on Murakami by Kafka and The alchemist by Panlo Caedho
I did a video chat on Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. Is that the one you're referring to? I've not ready The Alchemist yet but one of these days I will. Thanks for commenting!
@@EarnestlyEston thank you so much sir.... Love from India
Hello my friend yes it's me Damion
I was kind of lost at the end i didnt understand it!!! :(
@Helmut Sonntag some people say demian is not reall it's all Sinclair's imagination
@D Sol I don't think Demian is unreal becoz if he was then how did kromer back downed from bullying Sinclair. It wouldn't happen just magically.
The first phrase should be the general plot of the book. the one you provided about the explosive ways is unintelligible. Your viewer is looking for something like “in Le Etranger a man is sentenced to death and this leads him to ponder the brevity, the absurdity and yet the beauty of this ephemeral life”. Thank you.
I wish he would of talk about the book…
I was lead here because of a game alter ego
Who agrees? He is less or more resembles Edward Norton.
My literary palate is admittedly gross and unrefined; I cut my teeth on Dr.Seuss and graduated to Stephen King. Demian was a strange, complicated read for me. It demanded considerable conscious effort on my part, to wade through the self-absorbed prose and immerse myself in the pre-WW1 zeitgeist of the era. I'd probably would've has less problems at first if I could read German. That said, I was finally able to assimilate it, noting resonances. Steppenwolf remains as my favourite, though. Mr. Hesse was an interesting cat.
Nepi tam nun mul, nema jima chumul da!!!
Alas, if you are not German and/or are very proficient in the language and can read and appreciate the wonderful language of Hesse, you are missing out on the best part, I'm afraid.
Demian, overrated book. Only a few have the luck to know the real masterpiece of Hesse.
Stop interrupting yourself
This book is absolute garbage. I lost count how many times the main character says "I was utterly broken" or the perfect Mary sue of a character demian. And don't get me started on the religious comments. This book tries to be philosophical and "deep" but fails miserably. But the most annoying thing In this book is that demian is portrayed as the smartest, most handsome, strongest , mysterious..... Everything in superlative. The main character is unlikeable, dependent, gullible and weak. I didn't enjoy it in the least. I like your way of presenting books thought. Keep it up.
How old are you lol?