Bibliograph

Siddhartha, an Indian tale, Hermann Hesse ; translated from the German by Joachim Neugroschel ; with an introduction by Ralph Freedman

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Siddhartha, an Indian tale, Hermann Hesse ; translated from the German by Joachim Neugroschel ; with an introduction by Ralph Freedman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxiii-xxxv)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Siddhartha

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

39785241

Responsibility statement

Hermann Hesse ; translated from the German by Joachim Neugroschel ; with an introduction by Ralph Freedman

Series statement

Penguin twentieth-century classics

Sub title

an Indian tale

Summary

Set in India, Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin's search for ultimate reality after meeting with the Buddha. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism, through the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan, and of wealth and fame, to the painful struggles with his son and the ultimate wisdom of renunciation

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