{"product_id":"knulp-hermann-hesse-9781478200208","title":"Knulp: Three Tales from the Life of Knulp","description":"\u003cb\u003eKnulp\u003c\/b\u003e is the eternal drifter, a true drop-out of an earlier time. Originally published in Germany in 1915, \u003cb\u003eKnulp\u003c\/b\u003e was \u003cb\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e's most popular book in the years before he published \u003cb\u003eDemian\u003c\/b\u003e. During the 1950's, the book was influential on \u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003cb\u003e\"On the Road\"\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\"The Dharma Bums\"\u003c\/b\u003e as well as othe \u003cb\u003eBeat Generation\u003c\/b\u003e authors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the 1960s and 1970'sn \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e became a cult figure among young American readers and in 1968 the Californian rock group \u003cb\u003eSteppenwolf\u003c\/b\u003e, which was named after \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e's other classic, released \u003cb\u003e'Born to be Wild'\u003c\/b\u003e, which was featured in the film \u003cb\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With profound understanding and sympathy, but also with some irony, \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e portrays \u003cb\u003eKnulp\u003c\/b\u003e's life journey, his love affairs and his questioning of life. The novel reaches a final powerful climax when \u003cb\u003eGod\u003c\/b\u003e reveals to \u003cb\u003eKnulp\u003c\/b\u003e that the purpose of his life was to bring a little nostalgia for freedom into the lives of ordinary men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hermann Hesse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478200200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478200208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Hermann Hesse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048106258687,"sku":"9781478200208","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef72cfe4-1602-4c9b-b26c-8acaca6eedd5.jpg?v=1684993918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/knulp-hermann-hesse-9781478200208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}