Have you ever had the opportunity to read The Glass Bead Game by Hesse? It's so strange. Narcissus and Goldmund was my favourite book from him until I picked that up. To me, it's the final version of what Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and Demian were all building up to: the ultimate Bildungsroman Hesse produced.
Good to know, I haven't but it's definitely the one I'll next prioritize, as THBG and N&G are the only two books by Hermann Hesse in Bloom's Western Canon.
Watching your review on Don Quixote reminded me a lot of how I felt about Proust, I think you might feel the same way if you picked up Proust. I've similarly been put off Don Quixote (and Joyce) as a result, until later. Ambling (or is it rambling) modernist prose seems like something enjoyable during retirement or a sabbatical leave, when life feels very stable and 'set'. I don't think younger people who aren't completely settled in love and finance (ie like anyone under 40) can find much comfort in the vastness and low-action scenarios of these kinds of stories.
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