Author: HESSE, HERMANN
Title: Peter Camenzind
Description: London: Peter Owen Ltd, 1968. First British Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0720600200. DJ scuffed, soiled, price clipped with light chipping. Water stain base of DJ spine, small stain base of back board, some soiling on half-title and facing page. ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar. This is the English language version of the book, translated from the German by W.J. Strachan. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 174 pages; "Peter Camenzind, a young man from a Swiss mountain village, leaves his home and eagerly takes to the road in search of new experience. Traveling through Italy and France, Camenzind is increasingly disillusioned by the suffering he discovers around him; after failed romances and a tragic friendship, his idealism fades into crushing hopelessness. He finds peace again only when he cares for Boppi, an invalid who renews Camenzind's love for humanity and inspires him once again to find joy in the smallest details of every life.". Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: 0720600200 hermann hesse


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