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Siddhartha
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Siddhartha
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Hermann Hesse
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Translated by Susan Bernofsky
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Introduction by Tom Robbins
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| Series | Modern Library Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:160 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 202,Width 132 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780812974782
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| Classifications | Dewey:FIC |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Random House USA Inc
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| Imprint |
Modern Library Inc
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| Publication Date |
4 December 2007 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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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.
Author Biography
Hermann Hesse's novels include The Glass Bead Game and Demian. The winner of the Nobel Prize, he died in 1962 at age 85. Ludwig Max Fischer, PhD, has been professor of German and comparative mythology or over thirty years at Willamette University in Salem, OR.
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