The first volume of the four-volume collected works of G. Hesse is the story of the beginning of the “path inside” his soul of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. The book includes fairy tales, legends, parables, rich in the symbolism of deep psychology; a story about the problems of psychological and philosophical dualism “Demian”; stories united by the common title “The Path Inward,” and among them “Siddhartha,” a parable about the meaning of life, about the paths of spiritual development. Contents: N. Guchinskaya. Hermann Hesse on the path to spiritual synthesis (article) Fairy tales, legends, parables (collection) August (story, translation by I. Alekseeva) Poet (story, translation by R. Eyvadis) Strange news about another star (story, translation by V. Fadeev) Heavy path (story, translation by I. Alekseeva) A series of dreams (story, translation by I. Alekseeva) Faldum (story, translation by N. Fedorova) Iris (story, translation by S. Osherov) Robert Egion (story, translation by G. Snezhinskaya) Legend of the Indian Tsar (story, translation by R. Eyvadis) The Bride (story, translation by G. Snezhinskaya) The Forest Man (story, translation by G. Snezhinskaya)

Demian (novel, translation by N. Bernovskaya)

The Way Inside Siddhartha (story, translation by R. Eyvadis) The Soul of a Child (story, translation by S. Apt) Klein and Wagner (story, translation by S. Apt) Klingsor's Last Summer (story, translation by S. Apt) Afterword (article, translation by T. Fedyaeva)