Biography : beginnings and forebodings -- Peter Camenzind : an idyll pursued -- Beneath the wheel : burning memories -- Gaienhofen and Bern : idylls and realities -- Rosshalde : an idyll ends -- World War I : the awakening -- Demian : rebirth -- Siddhartha : the vision -- Der Steppenwolf : immortal reminders -- Narcissus and Goldmund : the artist creator -- Journey to the East : the law of service -- The glass bead game : the game of life -- Conclusion : the artist's legacy.