| Description |
122 pages |
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regular print |
| Series |
A New Directions book |
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New Directions book.
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| Summary |
"Here the spirituality of the East and the West have met in a novel that enfigures deep human wisdom with a rich and colorful imagination. Written in a prose of almost biblical simplicity and beauty, it is the story of a soul's long quest in search of he ultimate answer to the enigma of man's role on this earth. As a youth, the young Indian Siddhartha meets the Buddha but cannot be content with a disciple's role: he must work out his own destiny and solve his own doubt-a tortuous road that carries him through the sensuality of a love affair with the beautiful courtesan Kamala, the temptation of success and riches, the heartache of struggle with his own son, to final renunciation and self-knowledge. The name "Siddhartha" is one often given to the Buddha himself-perhaps a clue to Hesse's aims in contrasting the traditional legendary figure with his own conception, as a European (Hesse was Swiss), of a spiritual explorer."--Back cover |
| Notes |
"A New Directions book" |
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This translation originally published 1951 |
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Translated from the German |
| Subject |
Gautama Buddha.
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Buddhism.
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| Author |
Rosner, Hilda.
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| ISBN |
081120068X (paperback) |
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9780811200684 (paperback) |
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