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Siddhartha
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Author: Hermann Hesse
Title: Siddhartha
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 208
Release Date: 1998-06-10
Details: Nobel prize-winning author Hermann Hesse imagined life in India during the lifetime of the Buddha to create this memorable tale about a restless seeker of enlightenment. First published in 1922, Siddhartha employs powerful symbolism to impart its timeless teachings.
The story concerns a young Brahman who quits his comfortable home to join a roving group of holy men in striving to empty their hearts of passion and desire through self-denial and meditation. Discouraged by his failure to find Nirvana after three years of the strictest asceticism, the young seeker turns to the fleshly world, where he becomes a wealthy merchant and partakes of sensual pleasures with a sophisticated courtesan. Years of materialistic self-indulgence numb Siddhartha's soul, but at his moment of greatest despondency, he begins to experience his long-sought spiritual awakening. True enlightenment, he realizes, cannot be received from the lessons of others; it must be attained through individual struggle.
This handy dual-language edition - with its excellent line-for-line English translation on pages facing the original German text - offers students an outstanding opportunity to hone their German-language skills while discovering a literary classic.
EAN: 9780486404370
Package Dimensions: Height: 8.44 Inches, Length: 5.4 Inches, Weight: 0.50044933474 Pounds, Width: 0.44 Inches
