Knulp: drei Geschichten aus dem Leben Knulps

this early book by hesse is a masterpiece like all of his books. once you read hesse, you'll wonder why you even read other authors, if you are a writer, then you'll feel like your writing sucks after reading hesse. this book is a gateway read into the hesse world, the life of a vagrant who ponders the meaning of life and realizes his life had a purpose.

This is one of those books that you will want to read over and over. I pick it up in the spring, when I feel like going 'tramping about the countryside'. I was reminded of this book when talking to my teenaged niece recently and gave her my copy. It is a great intro to Hesses other books. Read it--you will NOT be disappointed. It is quick and meaningful.

I thought that I wouldn't enjoy this book because of it's age. It was nearly 10 times my age when I read it and it has been one of the most resplendent books I have ever read. Knulp lives this prodigious life (to me at least) and gets to travel all over without a care in the world. I don't want to give away the ending to people who have never dipped into his world, but I will so please do not further read this article until... Read Full Review

"Everywhere on earth there are people of our kind. That for a small part of them, I can be a focal point, the nodal point in the net, is the burden and the joy of my life." (Hesse private letter, 1955) This is a fantastic book that deals with the mysteries of life and a man's relation to his surrounding. Knulp is a wanderer who has an inherent quest for freedom and travel which conflicts with tradition. We... Read Full Review

Knulp, in its time, was the book that for me opened the window into Hermann Hesse`s world. A lovely story about the joy and sadness of being a bohemian in life and soul. It is filled with passages of life wisdom and human insight. This book is a perfect introduction to one of the greatest Nobel prize winners.