Description
A sensitive young man leaves his Swiss mountain village to seek meaning through travel, literature, love, and artistic ambition. His encounters with cities, intellectual circles, and a deeply compassionate friend challenge his romantic ideals and force him to confront loneliness, disappointment, and the limits of worldly success. Set against vivid landscapes and shaped by lyrical introspection, this early coming-of-age novel explores the tension between solitude and human connection, ultimately suggesting a quieter path toward acceptance and belonging.
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paperback
Picador
Published Dec 1, 2003
208 pages
ISBN: 9780312422639
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Details
First Published
1904
Language
eng
Translation
From: deu
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Peter Camenzind by Hermann Hesse.