Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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In the shimmering heat of ancient India, a young Brahmin's son abandons a life of privilege to pursue the one thing his brilliant mind cannot grasp — enlightenment. Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse's luminous philosophical novella, chronicles the spiritual odyssey of its eponymous hero as he journeys through the worlds of asceticism, sensual indulgence, and mercantile wealth, guided by an unrelenting hunger for truth that no teacher, doctrine, or scripture can fully satisfy. Moving from the forests of wandering Samanas to the opulent courts of merchants and the simple banks of a timeless river, the narrative presents a profound meditation on self-discovery, desire, and the ultimate nature of wisdom. This German-language edition, published under the distinguished Suhrkamp imprint, presents Hesse's text in its original tongue — Eine indische Dichtung (An Indian Poem) — preserving the lyrical, almost hypnotic cadence that has made it one of the most celebrated works of 20th-century German literature. Written in 1922 against the backdrop of Hesse's deep engagement with Eastern philosophy, the novel argues that true enlightenment cannot be transmitted through words alone, but must be lived and suffered into being. A work of disarming simplicity that conceals vast philosophical depth, it leaves the reader standing, like Siddhartha himself, at the river's edge — listening for a meaning that is always just within reach.
Author: Hermann Hesse
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the shimmering heat of ancient India, a young Brahmin's son abandons a life of privilege to pursue the one thing his brilliant mind cannot grasp — enlightenment. Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse's luminous philosophical novella, chronicles the spiritual odyssey of its eponymous hero as he journeys through the worlds of asceticism, sensual indulgence, and mercantile wealth, guided by an unrelenting hunger for truth that no teacher, doctrine, or scripture can fully satisfy. Moving from the forests of wandering Samanas to the opulent courts of merchants and the simple banks of a timeless river, the narrative presents a profound meditation on self-discovery, desire, and the ultimate nature of wisdom. This German-language edition, published under the distinguished Suhrkamp imprint, presents Hesse's text in its original tongue — Eine indische Dichtung (An Indian Poem) — preserving the lyrical, almost hypnotic cadence that has made it one of the most celebrated works of 20th-century German literature. Written in 1922 against the backdrop of Hesse's deep engagement with Eastern philosophy, the novel argues that true enlightenment cannot be transmitted through words alone, but must be lived and suffered into being. A work of disarming simplicity that conceals vast philosophical depth, it leaves the reader standing, like Siddhartha himself, at the river's edge — listening for a meaning that is always just within reach.