{"product_id":"siddhartha-1","title":"Siddhartha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hermann Hesse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Siddhartha\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1998-06-10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486404370\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 8.44 Inches, Length: 5.4 Inches, Weight: 0.50044933474 Pounds, Width: 0.44 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hermann Hesse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863442260275,"sku":"9780486404370","price":12.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/4293513482361.jpg?v=1754197037","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/siddhartha-1","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}