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Beneath the Wheel
Contributor(s): Hesse, Hermann (Author), Roloff, Michael (Translator)

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 ISBN: 031242230X     ISBN-13: 9780312422301
Publisher: Picador USA
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2003
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Annotation: 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.
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- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2003041621
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.35 lbs) 192 pages
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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.

Contributor Bio(s): Hesse, Hermann: - Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a German poet and novelist. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. He was the author of works including Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and Demian.Roloff, Michael: - Michael Roloff contributed to Peter Camenzind from Picador.
 
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