Hermann Lauscher

Read in '20 (22 books items)

"An early Hesse, that reads interestingly enough, but is indeed quite clumsy and horribly pathetic in a very Romantic style. The occasional almost repulsive overflow of emotions reminded me at times of Goethe's Werther, which I could barely stand for precisely this reason when reading it a few years ago. The eerie atmosphere of rural Germany of the late 19th century is wonderfully created though, and probably my favorite aspect of the book."