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The prodigy

by Hermann Hesse, W. Strachan

This novel depicts the decline of a gifted student in early twentieth-century Germany as his well-being is sacrificed to a rigid educational system. It examines the destructive impact of academic pressure and parental expectation on the individual spirit.

Accession 8776 ISBN 0140037551 Publisher Penguin
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