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Book Club: the Seasons of Life by Hermann Hesse

Hosted by the Consul of the Rome Books & Literature Group
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Fri 05 Dec 18:00 - 20:00

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The book is a collection of poems and prose reflecting on life
It is organized into four sections corresponding to spring, summer, autumn, and winter
Each season symbolizes a stage of human life from birth to old age
Spring represents beginnings, freshness, and growth
Summer reflects intensity, fullness, and the peak of life
Autumn brings reflection, change, and loss
Winter symbolizes quiet, letting go, and acceptance
The work explores human emotions, hopes, struggles, and joys
It emphasizes the connection between nature’s cycles and personal experience
Overall, it is a contemplative meditation on the rhythms and progression of life.