{"product_id":"klingsors-last-summer-paperback","title":"Klingsor's Last Summer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKlingsor's Last Summer\u003c\/b\u003e tells the story of a famous painter named \u003cb\u003eKlingsor\u003c\/b\u003e as he experiences a final burst of creativity in his last summer of life. He grabs the cup of life with both hands and drinks until he simply cannot take any more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eKlingsor\u003c\/b\u003e is an expressionist painter ruled by emotion, his commitment to art is total, for art is the embodiment of what he feels to be the essence of life. Klingsor's most prominent traits are his love of extremes. As a person he is violently opposed to moderation or mediocrity. He burns the candle at both ends and shuns the safety of moderation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eKlingsor\u003c\/b\u003e is very much a man of the moment. He does not like to plan ahead in any way. He does not believe in tomorrow and he regards every day as his last. \u003cb\u003eKlingsor\u003c\/b\u003e's two primary interests in life are creating art and making love and he succeeds in both endeavors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like \u003cb\u003eDemian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSiddhartha\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGoldmund\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eJoseph Knecht\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKlingsor\u003c\/b\u003e is no ordinary person. He has attained a remarkable degree of success in his chosen field and he works intensely to maintain this level of achievement. Like other \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e's heroes, \u003cb\u003eKlingsor\u003c\/b\u003e seeks and finds his own unique and independent path to fulfillment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The style of the story is expressionist, it conveys a feeling of exuberance and excitement. The imagery is wild and colorful. The reader feels transported to \u003cb\u003eKlingsor\u003c\/b\u003er's side as he attempts to embrace the wonders of life and nature with his entire being, only to accept that his time is nearly up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The novel is somehow autobiographical, \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e began painting around 1917 and \u003cb\u003eKlingsor's Last Summer\u003c\/b\u003e was written in the summer of 1919, the novel is a more direct self-portrait of the \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e of that year when \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e settled in the Ticino mountain village of Montagnola to start a new life without his wife and children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some of the characters have relevance to \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e's real life. \u003cb\u003eHermann\u003c\/b\u003e the poet could be a self reference and \u003cb\u003eLouis\u003c\/b\u003e was modeled on \u003cb\u003eHesse\u003c\/b\u003e's artist friend \u003cb\u003eLouis Moilliet\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eKlingsor\u003c\/b\u003er, the name, is taken from the magician who appears in \u003cb\u003eRichard Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e's opera \u003cb\u003eParsifal\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 78\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42715949662271,"sku":"9781530647446","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4c0c92e9be5e6364bbf910ef110e3aa7.webp?v=1765073212","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/klingsors-last-summer-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}