num_pages: 152
description: "The true profession of man is to find his way to himself." --Hermann HesseIn the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it 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 suffering, rejection, peace and, finally, wisdom.Siddhartha is a shimmering, iridescent tale of spiritual quest. It is Nobel Prize-winner Hermann Hesse's most famous and influential work.
language: English
title: Siddhartha
titlecomplete: Siddhartha
characters: Govinda, Siddhartha, Vasudeva, Kamala, Gotama
genres: Buddhism, Fiction, Spirituality, Classics, Philosophy, Religion, German Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 741560
places: India
publisher: Bantam Books