Siddhartha
Author(s): Hermann Hesse (tr from German by Sherab Chodzin Kohn; intro Paul W Morris)
A classic of twentieth-century fiction, Siddhartha is the story of the spiritual awakening of a man living in India at the time of the Buddha. Born into a wealthy Brahmin family, he leaves his home for the contemplative life, then, restless, discards that life 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 a new understanding of suffering, a growing sense of peace, and, finally, wisdom. This translation first published 2000.
General Information
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- : Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
- : Shambhala Publications
- : 0.09
- : 11 January 2005
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Hermann Hesse (tr from German by Sherab Chodzin Kohn; intro Paul W Morris)
- : Paperback
- : 192