Bibliograph

Siddhartha, an Indian tale, Hermann Hesse ; translated from the German by Joachim Neugroschel

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Siddhartha, an Indian tale, Hermann Hesse ; translated from the German by Joachim Neugroschel

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Siddhartha

Oclc number

823044480

Responsibility statement

Hermann Hesse ; translated from the German by Joachim Neugroschel

Series statement

Penguin drop caps

Sub title

an Indian tale

Summary

A young Brahmin named Siddhartha searches for ultimate reality after meeting with the Buddha. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism, from the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan, and of wealth and fame, to the painful struggles with his son and the ultimate wisdom of renunciation. Integrating Eastern and Western spiritual traditions with psychoanalysis and philosophy, written with a deep and moving empathy for humanity, Herman Hesse{u2019}s strangely simple Siddhartha is perhaps the most important and compelling moral allegory the troubled twentieth century ever produced

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1 -- The Brahmin's son -- Among the Samanas -- Gautama -- AwakeningPt. 2 -- Kamala -- Among the child people -- Samsara -- By the river -- The ferryman -- The son -- Om -- Govinda

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