Hermann Hesse

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksOf course, very few people go through the gate and abandon the beautiful phenomenon of the outside world for the interior reality that they intuit…A visitor to a zoo discovers he can understand the animals talking, a young man turns into a mountain and a bird guides a boy to another planet in this selection of dream-like and visionary fairy tales from the great German-Swiss master.

German Gesse (1877-1962) - vidatnij nimetsko-shvejtsarskij pismennik, laureat Nobelivskoji premiji (1946). Svoju tvorchist vin nazivav "trivaloju sproboju rozpovisti istoriju svogo dukhovnogo rozvitku", "biografijeju dushi". Jogo tvoram vlastivij romantizm, psikhologizm i avtobiografichnist. Gesse - odin z najbilsh chitanikh avtoriv XX stolittja, jogo tvori vivchajut u shkolakh praktichno v kozhnij jevropejskij krajini. Za zhittja Gesse bulo vipuscheno ponad 4 mln primirnikiv jogo knig. Pislja jogo smerti bulo vidano v Nimechchini sche 20 mln i 100 mln v inshikh krajinakh svitu."Gra v biser" - golovnij i ostannij roman Gesse, nad jakim vin pratsjuvav ponad 10 rokiv. Avtor rozpovidaje pro prekrasnu Kastaliju (vigadanu respubliku "des u gorakh" u KHKHV stolitti) - zakritu derzhavu, de ljudi prisvjachujut svij chas Gri v biser.Sam Gesse govoriv, scho tsej tvir buv jogo vidpoviddju fashizmu, sproboju proslaviti dukhovnist u "chumnomu, otrujenomu" sviti. Roman buv vidanij v nejtralnij Shvejtsariji v 1943 rotsi. Nimetskij publitsi vin stav dostupnij lishe pislja Drugoji svitovoji vijni. Perekladach Jevgenij Popovich

Literaturni schodenniki posidajut osoblive mistse u tvorchosti Germana Gesse (1877-1962). Tse tsinnij dokument chasu dlja doslidnikiv, oskilki vsi opisani podiji vidbuvajutsja naspravdi, a vsi personazhi - realni ljudi. U riznikh fragmentakh notatok pismennika rozkidani jogo otsinjuvalni vislovljuvannja, voni neuperedzheni, ob'jektivni, chesni, osoblivo schodo sebe.Pershij tom "Schodennikiv" okhopljuje period iz 1899-go po 1914 rik. Chitach dovidujetsja pro formuvannja svitogljadnikh ta estetichnikh zasad tvorchosti Gesse, vazhlive mistse v nikh vidvoditsja podorozham do Italiji ta zapisam vrazhen vid pojizdki do Indoneziji, rozkrittju krizovikh javisch podruzhnogo zhittja. Prikintsevu chastinu pershogo tomu stanovljat zapisi, pov'jazani z pochatkom Pershoji svitovoji vijni, zagalnimi nastrojami v Nimechchini ta Shvejtsariji, antivojennoju pozitsijeju pismennika, jakij buv patsifistom i patriotom vodnochas.PerekladachIvan Megela

This MEGAPACK(R) assembles three of Hesse's most important works: Demian (1919), Siddhartha (1922), and Steppenwolf (1927). Each novel reflects Hesse's fascination with the inner struggles of individuals searching for meaning in a confusing and changing world.Demian, published shortly after World War I, explores youthful rebellion, self-realization, and the mysterious nature of human consciousness. It captured the uncertainty and restlessness of post-war Europe.Siddhartha delves into spiritual enlightenment, following the journey of a young man in ancient India seeking personal fulfillment beyond religious dogma. Its simple yet profound message resonated strongly with readers, becoming especially popular among young people in the 1960s.Steppenwolf explores existential themes of isolation, the duality of human nature, and the quest for personal identity, becoming a defining text for many readers in the mid-20th century, particularly those grappling with similar personal and cultural anxieties.If you enjoyed this volume of Wildside Press's best-selling MEGAPACK(R) ebook series, search your favorite online bookseller for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see more than 400 other volumes in the series, covering fiction in all genres, from literary to westerns, from romance to science fiction and fantasy. All are bargain priced and sure to please Accept to substitutes for these great collections.

Herman Hesse's "Siddhartha" is a timeless story of one man's spiritual journey in ancient India. Dissatisfied with conventional teachings, Siddhartha embarks on a quest for enlightenment and self-discovery. Through encounters with ascetics, material wealth, and love, he explores different paths, seeking ultimate wisdom and understanding. Rooted in Indian philosophy and Buddhist principles, this literary masterpiece delves into the depths of human experience. Hesse's profound exploration of faith, doubt, and the search for meaning resonates deeply, inviting readers to contemplate their own paths to inner peace. This meticulously prepared edition preserves the integrity of the original text, offering an enduring opportunity to experience this classic work of religious fiction and Eastern philosophy.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse's iconic countercultural novel about the search for authenticity in an inauthentic world, in a new translation A Penguin Classic At first glance, Harry Haller seems like a respectable, educated man. In reality, he is the Steppenwolf: wild, strange, alienated from society, and repulsed by the modern age. But as he is drawn into a series of dreamlike and sometimes savage encounters--accompanied by, among others, Mozart, Goethe, and the bewitching Hermione--the misanthropic Haller undergoes a spiritual, even psychedelic, journey, and ultimately discovers a higher truth and the possibility of happiness. This blistering portrait of a man who feels himself to be half human and half wolf was the bible of the 1960s counterculture, capturing the mood of a disaffected generation. It continues to resonate as a haunting story of estrangement, redemption, and the search for one's place in the world.

The quest for self-discovery never ends, especially for Harry Haller--better known as the Steppenwolf. After a life spent in self-imposed isolation, Harry meets the mysterious Hermine and becomes captivated by her intoxicating power. Through their nighttime adventures, the Steppenwolf experiences the decadent underbelly of the bourgeois society he always despised. Harry becomes a man divided--lost in a surreal underground world of pleasure and set on a collision course with his innermost desires.There has never been a translation that fully captures the essence of Hermann Hesse's own spiritual questioning until now. Kurt Beals restores the original meaning of this hallucinatory German tale in a recognizably modern voice. Beals's expert introduction traces the impact of The Steppenwolf for readers seeking meaning during the upheaval of world conflicts, the onslaught of new technologies, and life's uncertainties.

"Siddkhartkha" - zhemchuzhina prozy Germana Gesse, na stranitsakh kotoroj nashli svoe otrazhenie puteshestvija pisatelja po Indii, a takzhe ego interes k vostochnym religijam. Mestom dejstvija javljaetsja Indija vremen Siddkhartkhi Gautamy, osnovatelja odnoj iz naibolee glubokikh i mudrykh religij chelovechestva - buddizma. V etoj nebolshoj knige Gesse udalos objasnit evropejtsam ee sut, sozdat idealnuju sistemu - nekij svod vzaimosvjazannykh pravil: kak nuzhno zhit, kak sleduet ispravljat svoi oshibki, kak najti svoe istinnoe "ja".Etu pritchu stoit chitat i perechityvat ne iz-za sjuzheta i v poiske novykh znanij, a iz-za togo glubinnogo ponimanija mira, oschuschenija edinenija s okruzhajuschimi, kotoroe ona daet.V izdanie takzhe vkljuchena allegoricheskaja povest "Puteshestvie k zemle Vostoka".

U ljubovnikh opovidkakh Germana Gesse, napisanikh uprodovzh 1900-1908 rr., vidobrazheni romantichna priroda tvorchosti pismennika ta jogo vnutrishni perezhivannja. Za slovami Gesse, "kozhne mistetstvo pochinajetsja z ljubovi". Avtor rozpovidaje pro kokhannja samobutno, po-svojemu, unikajuchi banalnikh shtampiv. Stvoreni nim obrazi vidkrivajut tsili nejmovirno skladni sviti iz svojimi zakonami, idealami j tragedijami. Geroji opovidok spiznali prekrasne pochuttja kokhannja jak najvelichnishu chesnotu. ZHinka u Gesse - dusha Vsesvitu, tsentr svitobudovi, vtilennja prirodi, dzherelo zhittja j vichna matir, jaka vse rozumije, vse prijmaje i vse proschaje. Peretvorjujuchis to na kazkarja, to na ljudinu z bagatskim zhittjevim dosvidom, opovidach vidverto j pravdivo dilitsja divovizhnimi istorijami z vlasnogo zhittja, jaki ne zalishat bajduzhimi najvibaglivishikh chitachiv.PerekladachIvan Megela

Zhittja i tvorchist Germana Gesse 1918-1925 rokiv poznacheni riznoplanovimi tendentsijami idejno-estetichnogo rozvitku avtora.Jakscho "Mandruvannja", "Kurortnik", "Pojizdka do Njurnberga" pov'jazani avtobiografichnimi motivami, to opovidannja "U Presselskomu sadovomu budinku" ta "Ditjachi roki Frantsiska Asizkogo" khronologichno j tematichno descho vipadajut iz tsogo rjadu. Spilnim dlja vsikh nikh je, odnak, motiv mandruvannja, pragnennja pismennika piznavati schos nove, vidkhid vid povsjakdennoji realnosti j sproba znakhodzhennja "vnutrishnoji batkivschini", de mandrivniku Gesse komfortno na fizichnomu, psikhologichnomu, dukhovnomu rivnjakh.Tsja knizhka - rozdumi avtora, virazheni v riznikh mistetskikh zhanrakh: maljunkakh, prozovikh miniatjurkakh i u filosofskikh virshakh. Tse svojeridna podorozh "do sebe", shukannja vidpovidi na pitannja, jak zhiti dali.

Roman "Demian" - tse gliboko osobista, sub'jektivno zabarvlena spovid geroja. Vona virazhaje spodivannja chastini zakhidnojevropejskoji inteligentsiji, jaka vtratila viru u "stadni" ideali poperednoji epokhi i stala na bolisno vazhkij, ale neminuchij "shljakh vseredinu", shljakh utverdzhennja svojeji samobutnosti.Knulp - volotsjuga za perekonannjam. Vsim svojim zhittjam, ta j smertju tezh, vin demonstruje perevagi mandrivnika, jakij vidrikajetsja vid vuzkogo osilogo pobutu v im'ja individualnoji svobodi. Jogo dusha vidkrita nazustrich prirodi, krasi, vin tsinuje v ljudjakh ne bagatstvo chi suspilne stanovische, a dushevni jakosti.PerekladachIvan Megela