“Rogue pacifists”, pretentious intellectuals, jokes with a wink: Mobilization in Germany in times of hysteria.
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Hilmar Klute
Hermann Hesse is an author for many stages of life. In puberty he guides the reader to recognize the trace element of stubbornness in their own confusion; at fifty you let him explain to you without any illusions why it would be wise not to cut your throat with a razor, although there is much to be said for it.