Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth

Nearly 50 years has passed since my first reading of this book, which was my first exposure to Hesse. I became obsessed. Next, I read Siddhartha and then I read everything else of his I could find in English. And now I begin the project of re-reading all those volumes. Demian remains a stunning achievement, and I can see how I was so drawn to it as a high-schooler. Don't we all see ourselves as Emil Sinclair? Don't we all wish for a guide like Max Demian?