The prodigy
Hesse, Hermann, 1877-19622002
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This novel is based on Hesse's own experiences of a narrow and uncaring education. Hans Giebenrath is a gifted child and the victim of provincial ambitions. Sent to theological school, the imaginative boy is gradually driven to nervous collapse.
Main title:
The prodigy / Hermann Hesse ; translated from the German by W.J. Strachan.
Imprint:
London : Peter Owen, 2002.
Collation:
188 p. ; 19 cm.
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Notes:
This translation originally published: London: Owen, 1957.
ISBN:
9780720611748 (pbk)
Dewey class:
833.912
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
506270