Introduction: Doppelganger in a straw hat
A child's soul: oppression and rebellion
The self-proclaimed writer
Awakening of individuality
Portrait of the successful artist as a young man wandering beneath clouds
A new beginning in Switzerland and the First World War
Escape to Ticino: making a fresh start and falling to earth in the South
The awakening of Steppenwolf
On the nature of the glass bead game: the looming presence of the Third Reich
The Old Man of the Mountains: Hesse's continuing journey inward.
Introduction: Doppelganger in a straw hat
A child's soul: oppression and rebellion
The self-proclaimed writer
Awakening of individuality
Portrait of the successful artist as a young man wandering beneath clouds
A new beginning in Switzerland and the First World War
Escape to Ticino: making a fresh start and falling to earth in the South
The awakening of Steppenwolf
On the nature of the glass bead game: the looming presence of the Third Reich
The Old Man of the Mountains: Hesse's continuing journey inward.
