Märchen by Hermann Hesse

"Märchen" by Hermann Hesse is a collection of 22 fairy tales written between 1904 and 1933. Hesse transforms traditional European fairy tales into contemporary stories infused with Eastern mysticism. Written partly during World War I, the tales reflect his pacifist views and explore mortality, war's devastation, and the isolated artist as witness and critic. The stories confront what Hesse saw as modern menaces: science, materialism, war, alienation, and philistinism. Heroes search for self-knowledge and inner peace in narratives praised for their unusual, captivating quality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962
LoC No. 22023152
Title Märchen
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fairy_Tales_of_Hermann_Hesse
Contents Augustus -- Der Dichter -- Merkwürdige Nachricht von einem andern Stern -- Der schwere Weg -- Eine Traumfolge -- Faldum -- Iris.
Credits Jens Sadowski. This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Short stories, German
Subject German fiction -- 20th century
Category Text
eBook-No. 64522
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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