āI have no right to call myself one who knows. I was one who seeks, and I still am, but I no longer seek in the stars or in books; I'm beginning to hear the teachings of my blood pulsing within me.ā
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Literature, Demian tells the story of Emil Sinclair and his pursuit of self-actualization, instigated by new his friendship with Max Demian.
Published a few years before Hesseās most popular work, Siddhartha, you can already begin to see his interest in Eastern philosophy and spiritual awakening developing in the themes of Demian.
