Hermann Hesse

Under the Wheels Hermann Hesse

Published in 1905, Under the Wheels, the first novel by Hermann Hesse (1887-1962), is a prodigious recreation of the world of adolescence, but also a severe accusation against educational systems that are imposed at the cost of imagination and harmonious cultivation. of the spiritual, emotional and physical faculties. Separated from the milieu of his childhood and forced by parents and teachers to an exhausting preparation for entry into a seminary, Hans Giebenrath finally achieves his goal, but at the high price of first losing his sensitivity and, later, the emotional balance of he. Despite being a work of youth, it is interesting for all those interested in the work of Hesse.