Hesse: the wanderer and his shadow

Introduction: Doppelganger in a straw hat

A child's soul: oppression and rebellion

The self-proclaimed writer

Awakening of individuality

At home crossing borders

Portrait of the successful artist as a young man wandering beneath clouds

A new beginning in Switzerland and the First World War

Escape to Ticino: making a fresh start and falling to earth in the South

The awakening of Steppenwolf

Traveling to the East

On the nature of the glass bead game: the looming presence of the Third Reich

The Old Man of the Mountains: Hesse's continuing journey inward.