num_pages: 301
description: Narcissus is a teacher at Mariabronn, a monastery in medieval Germany, and Goldmund his favourite pupil. While Narcissus remains detached from the world in prayer and meditation, Goldmund runs away from the monstery in pursuit of love. Thereafter he lives a picaresque wanderer's life, his amatory adventures resulting in pain as well as ecstasy. His eventual reunion with Narcissus brings into focus the diversity between artist and thinker, Dionysian and Apollonian.
language: English
title: Narziss and Goldmund
titlecomplete: Narziss and Goldmund
genres: 20th Century, Literature, German Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Philosophy, Germany, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 59933
places: Mariabronn
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Schlegel-Tieck Prize
category: Leila Vennewitz
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd