Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth by Hermann Hesse; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Jeff Woodman

The dramatic story of young, docile Emil Sinclair's descent - led by precocious schoolmate Max Demian - into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention and eventual awakening to selfhood. A brilliant psychological portrait of a troubled young man's quest for self-awareness, this coming-of-age novel achieved instant critical and popular acclaim upon its 1919 publication. A landmark in the history of 20th-century literature, it reflects the author's preoccupation with the duality of human nature and the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment.

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was born in Germany and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote many novels, stories, and essays that bear a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. In 1946, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for The Glass Bead Game.

Jeff Woodman created the title role in Tennessee Williams' The Notebook of Trigorin and won the S.F. Critics' Circle Award for his performance in An Ideal Husband. In addition to numerous Off-Broadway credits, his television work includes Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Cosby. His 200 plus audiobooks have earned him three Audie nominations, fourteen Golden Earphone awards, a People magazine Annual Top 5 citation, and inclusion in AudioFile magazine's Top 50 Voices of the Century.