When he is shown a picture of an extinct fish in a zoology book, the protagonist of this novel feels
When he is shown a picture of an extinct fish in a zoology book, the protagonist of this novel feels an organ long-lost to evolution stirring within him. The protagonist of this novel receives a cryptic note reading "The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world." The title character of this novel posits that the Biblical Cain had already been marked when people fabricated the story of Abel's murder. Early in this novel, the protagonist lies about (*) stealing a sackful of apples to raise his social standing, but it backfires. This novel ends with the title character giving the protagonist a kiss on the lips on behalf of his mother Frau Eva. The organist Pistorius helps this novel's protagonist understand the nature of his god Abraxas. The title character of this novel telepathically stops Franz Kromer from bullying the protagonist. For 10 points, name this Herman Hesse bildungsroman about Emil Sinclair.
When he is shown a picture of an extinct fish in a zoology book, the protagonist of this novel feels an organ long-lost to evolution stirring within him.
Demian [or Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth; or Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend]