Siddhartha

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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Translated by Hilda Rosner
This is the kind of book—rare in our arid age—which takes
root in the heart and grows there for a lifetime. Here the
spirituality of the East and the West have met in a novel that
enfigures deep human wisdom with a rich and colorful imag-
/
ination. '
It is the story of a soul's long quest in search of the 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 a 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... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Translated by Hilda Rosner
This is the kind of book—rare in our arid age—which takes
root in the heart and grows there for a lifetime. Here the
spirituality of the East and the West have met in a novel that
enfigures deep human wisdom with a rich and colorful imag-
/
ination. '
It is the story of a soul's long quest in search of the 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 a 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.
"The cool and strangely simple story makes a beautiful little
book, classic in proportion and style; it should be read slowly
and with savor, preferably during the lonely hours of the
night." The Nation
Written in a prose of almost biblical simplicity and beauty,
Siddhartha is becoming a treasured book, as well loved in
America as it has been in Europe.
A clothbound edition of Siddhartha, suitable for a gift or the per-
manent library shelf, is available at $16.95.
Cover photograph by A. K. Coomaraswamy. Vissza