Diesseits: Erzählungen by Hermann Hesse

"Diesseits: Erzählungen" by Hermann Hesse is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of memory, childhood innocence, and the passage of time through the protagonist's reflections on his youth and the fleeting nature of life and relationships. At the start of the collection, the narrator immerses himself in nostalgia, vividly recalling the beauty of spring and the innocent joys of his childhood. He shares memories of nature awakening, his youthful perspective on life’s wonders, and a close friendship with a boy named Brosi, who is now on the brink of death. As the narrator grapples with these past moments, the text delicately weaves together threads of longing, loss, and the bittersweet essence of growing up, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of life's complexities throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962
Title Diesseits: Erzählungen
Contents Aus Kinderzeiten -- Die Marmorsäge -- Heumond -- Der Lateinschüler -- Eine Fußreise im Herbst.
Credits Jens Sadowski
Reading Level Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Fiction
Subject Short stories
Category Text
eBook-No. 47818
Release Date
Last Update Oct 24, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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