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Beneath the Wheel (Unterm Rad) is a 1906 novel written by Hermann Hesse. The novel is a severe criticism of academic education that ignores students' personal development; in that respect, it is typical of Hesse's work. A Peter Owen Publishers translation was published in 1957 as The Prodigy.
- Hermann Hesse
- 192 pp
- 1906
- 1906
3.87. 19,292 ratings1,141 reviews. In Hermann Hesse's Beneath the Wheel or The Prodigy, Hans Giebenrath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally gifted student, the entire community presses him onto a path of serious scholarship.
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Hermann Hesse’s “Beneath the Wheel” is a classic novel that explores the pressures and expectations placed on young people in a small German town in the late 19th century. The story follows the life of a talented but sensitive boy named Hans Giebenrath, who struggles to balance his passion for music and literature with the demands of his ...
Beneath the Wheel, written by Hermann Hesse, may have been published over a century ago, but its relevance today cannot be denied. The novel explores the pressures and expectations placed on young people by society and the education system, and the toll it takes on their mental health.
Mar 24, 2010 · Beneath the wheel. by. Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962. Publication date. 1968. Topics. Students. Publisher. New York, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
A deepening sense of personal crisis led Hesse to psychoanalysis with J.B. Lang, a disciple of Carl Jung. The influence of analysis appears in Demian (1919), an examination of the achievement of self-awareness by a troubled adolescent. This novel had a pervasive effect on a troubled Germany and made its author famous.
Jul 1, 2003 · Paperback – July 1, 2003. by Hermann Hesse (Author), Michael Roloff (Translator) 4.4 262 ratings. See all formats and editions. In Hermann Hesse's Beneath the Wheel, Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village.
- Hermann Hesse
