{"product_id":"knulp-three-tales-from-the-life-of-knulp-9781478200208","title":"Knulp: Three Tales from the Life of Knulp","description":"\u003cb\u003eKnulp\u003c\/b\u003e is the eternal drifter, a true drop-out of an earlier time. Originally published in Germany in 1915, \u003cb\u003eKnulp\u003c\/b\u003e was \u003cb\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e's most popular book in the years before he published \u003cb\u003eDemian\u003c\/b\u003e. During the 1950's, the book was influential on \u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003cb\u003e\"On the Road\"\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\"The Dharma Bums\"\u003c\/b\u003e as well as othe \u003cb\u003eBeat Generation\u003c\/b\u003e authors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the 1960s and 1970'sn \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e became a cult figure among young American readers and in 1968 the Californian rock group \u003cb\u003eSteppenwolf\u003c\/b\u003e, which was named after \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e's other classic, released \u003cb\u003e'Born to be Wild'\u003c\/b\u003e, which was featured in the film \u003cb\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With profound understanding and sympathy, but also with some irony, \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e portrays \u003cb\u003eKnulp\u003c\/b\u003e's life journey, his love affairs and his questioning of life. The novel reaches a final powerful climax when \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c\/b\u003e reveals to \u003cb\u003eKnulp\u003c\/b\u003e that the purpose of his life was to bring a little nostalgia for freedom into the lives of ordinary men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6408930\"\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478200208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478200200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC041000\"\u003eBiographical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHermann Hesse, who is ranked with the great masters of contemporary literature, was born in Wurttemberg in 1877. He intended to follow in the footsteps of his father, a Protestant pastor and missionary, but rebelled against traditional academic education and worked as a bookseller, antique dealer and mechanic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After his first novel, Peter Camenzind, was published in 1904 he devoted himself to writing. In 1919, as a protest against German militarism, he moved to Switzerland, where he lived in self-imposed exile until his death in 1962. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hesse was strongly influenced by his interest in music, the psychoanalytic theories of Jung, and Eastern thought. He wrote: \"My political faith is that of a democrat, my world outlook that of an individualist.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hesse's best-known works include Knulp, Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Klinsor's Last Summer, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, Hermann Hesse received the Nobel Prize in Literature.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692986700013,"sku":"9781478200208","price":12.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a567fa5f-889c-425e-8179-c8d6dfce1f05.jpg?v=1649856551","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/knulp-three-tales-from-the-life-of-knulp-9781478200208","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}