Siddhartha
By: Hermann Hesse ; translated by Hilda Rosner
Contributors: Rosner, Hilda
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 1971
Place of publication: Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780553208849
Subjects: Buddhism; Fiction; Buddhist philosophy
Work titles: Siddhartha
Description: In 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.
Notes: Originally published: New York : New Directions, 1951.

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