Siddhartha: Hermann Hesse Special Edition - Softcover

Hesse, Hermann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788440587 ISBN 13: 9781788440585

Publisher: Proconsul Major, 2017

Synopsis

Siddhartha is a work written in 1922 by Hermann Hesse that describes with the spiritual journey of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book was Hesse's ninth novel and was written in German, in a very simple style.

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About the Author

Hermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Siddhartha which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian boy called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha.The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, yet powerful and lyrical, style. It was first published in 1922, after Hesse had spent some time in India in the 1910s. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s.

About this edition

• Publisher: Proconsul Major
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1788440587
• ISBN 13: 9781788440585
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 90