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Beneath the Wheel

byHermann Hesse

Who is this book for? Readers interested in literary fiction and themes of personal growth and societal critique.

Topics IdentityFreedomSurvival
MoodReflective
RomanceMinor Subplot
In Hermann Hesse's Beneath the Wheel, Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally gifted student, the entire community presses him onto a path of serious scholarship. Hans dutifully follows the regimen of study and endless examinations, his success rewarded only with more crushing assignments. When Hans befriends a rebellious young poet, he begins to imagine other possibilities outside the narrowly circumscribed world of the academy. Finally sent home after a nervous breakdown, Hans is revived by nature and romance, and vows never to return to the gray conformity of the academic system.

Language

en

Published on

01/07/2003

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780312422301

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