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Gertrude by Hermann Hesse is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Gertrude about?
May 2023 - epub format revised and verified by zardox (no changes to book content). Genre: Literature ebook, 146 pages Kindle Edition, 167 pages Published: 1910 Coyote Canyon Press (2013) Translated by: Adele Lewisohn (1915) Introduction by: Thomas Fasano (2012) In this novel about music, love, and creativity, Hermann Hesse weaves a tale of loss and redemption. Kuhn, the sensitive narrator, disabled in an accident as a young man, has become a renowned composer. He is drawn to a beautiful, mysterious singer named Gertrude and becomes engulfed in an enduring passion for her. But because he fears her sympathy, he ends up losing her to his friend and singer, Muoth. Kuhn becomes inextricably involved in their ill-fated marriage and is almost destroyed -- but eventually he finds his redemption through his art and the completion of his opera.
Who reads Gertrude?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Hermann Hesse
- Publisher
- Coyote Canyon Press
- Published
- 1910
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780982129890
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.82 / 5 (25 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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