by Hermann Hesse, Heribert Kuhn · Suhrkamp · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518188347
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«Unterm Rad» is the novel by Hermann Hesse with commentary by Heribert Kuhn, published by Suhrkamp in paperback (274 pages, in German).
Hans Giebenrath, a boy of exceptional talent, suffers pressure from his father and his teachers, who expect continuous success from him. The effort to satisfy them leads him to isolation and disillusionment; with this story Hermann Hesse denounced the authoritarian education of the late nineteenth century, echoing his own school experience.
This 2002 edition belongs to the Suhrkamp BasisBibliothek collection (no. 34) and includes the commentary by Heribert Kuhn. The novel was originally published in 1906.
Study edition with commentary, for secondary school students and for those who want to read a German classic with didactic support.
Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped shape his literary work. His best-known novels include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.
