Rosshalde
Author: Hermann Hesse
Based on Hesse’s own troubled domestic life, Rosshalde is the classic story of a man torn between obligations to his family and his longing for a spiritual fulfillment that can only be found outside the confines of conventional society.Johann Veraguth, a wealthy, successful artist, is estranged from his wife and stifled by the unhappy union. Veraguth’s love for his young s….Read More
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