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Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

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ISBN13: 9780811200684
ISBN10: 081120068x
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In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life — the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom.

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A young Indian mystic, a contemporary of Buddha, sacrifices everything to search for the true meaning of life.
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Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) spent World War I in Switzerland. After the war and a psychological crisis, he removed himself to the small town of Montagnola, where he created his best-known works. He received many important honors, including the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946.
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The beautiful story of the mental and physical journey of a young traveler who denies even the most ascetic of dogma, listening only to nature and within, Hesse covers the traveler's entire journey from beginning to end by articulating the most intimate experiences with incredible ease. A must-read book for any 20-something looking for spiritual or mental peace of mind, and can be read in a single sitting, reading, or meditation.
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ISBN:
9780811200684
Author:
Hesse, Hermann
Publisher:
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Translator:
Rosner, Hilda
Author:
Rosner, Hilda
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Novels and novellas
Subject:
Continental european fiction (fictional works
Subject:
Buddhism
Subject:
Translations into english
Copyright:
c195
Series Volume:
3
Publication Date:
December 1957
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
122
Dimensions:
8.03x5.26x.35 in. .27 lbs.
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