disability, does he truly experience what it means to love another human being. In time, he comes to see in Boppi a wonderful reflection of humanity in its noblest form, and the two forge an indelible friendship. After Boppi dies, Peter Camenzind returns to his village and takes care of his aging father, even as he plans out the completion of his life's great work. See also Bildungsroman References Hesse, Hermann. Peter Camenzind Translated by Michael Roloff. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, Inc., 1969. 1904 German novels Novels by Hermann Hesse German bildungsromans 1904 debut novels