the novel, Goldmund increasingly becomes aware of memories of his own mother, which ultimately results in his desire to return to the Urmutter (primordial mother). However, he also tries to reconcile the Apollonian and Dionysian ideals through art (giving form to the formless). English translations The first translation into English (by Geoffrey Dunlop) appeared in 1932 titled Death and the Lover. Penguin Modern Classics published this translation in 1971, entitled "Narziss and Goldmund", reprinting in 1971, 1972x2, 1973x2, 1974x2, 1976, 1978. In 1968, a translation by Ursule Molinaro was published as Narcissus and Goldmund. In 1994 a new translation by Leila Vennewitz was shortlisted for the Schlegel-Tieck Prize. Influences The 1974 Kansas song "Journey from Mariabronn" closely follows the plot of the book. Film adaption A cinema adaption called Narziss und Goldmund, directed by the Austrian Oscar-winning director Stefan Ruzowitzky, was released in 2020. It starred Jannis Niewöhner as Goldmund and Sabin Tambrea as Narziss. References 1930 German novels Novels by Hermann Hesse Swiss bildungsromans Novels set in Germany Catholicism in fiction Novels set in the Middle Ages