✍︎ About the Author · Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss novelist, poet and essayist born in 1877. His writing frequently explores the individual’s search for identity, spiritual meaning and freedom from social expectations. His major works include Siddhartha, Demian, Steppenwolf and The Glass Bead Game. In 1946 Hesse received the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in 1962, and his novels continue to attract readers for their introspective style and enduring questions about self-discovery and personal transformation.
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Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
Siddhartha follows a young man in ancient India who leaves behind a life of privilege in search of deeper understanding. Dissatisfied with teachings accepted only through tradition, Siddhartha chooses to experience life for himself, moving through asceticism, desire, wealth, friendship, loss and solitude. Along the way he encounters spiritual seekers, a courtesan, a merchant and a humble ferryman, each contributing to his evolving understanding of the world. His journey suggests that wisdom cannot simply be taught but must be lived and discovered personally. Hermann Hesse’s lyrical novel is a meditation on identity, spiritual growth and the search for meaning. Gentle yet profound, Siddhartha has become one of the most widely read philosophical novels of the twentieth century.
- Genre
- Literary Fiction / Philosophical Fiction / Spirituality
- Series
- Nu Voice Paperback Classics
- Binding
- Paperback
- Pages
- 142
- ISBN
- 978-93-80041-10-0
- Combo eligible
- Yes
✍︎ About the Author · Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss novelist, poet and essayist born in 1877. His writing frequently explores the individual’s search for identity, spiritual meaning and freedom from social expectations. His major works include Siddhartha, Demian, Steppenwolf and The Glass Bead Game. In 1946 Hesse received the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in 1962, and his novels continue to attract readers for their introspective style and enduring questions about self-discovery and personal transformation.