Siddhartha

Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of a boy known as Siddhartha from the Indian subcontinent during the time of Lord Buddha. In a very simple prose, Hesse has conveyed a very profound message for all seekers. A brahmin boy follows his heart and goes through various lives to finally understand what it means to be enlightened. He experiences life as a pious brahmin, a Samana, a rich merchant, a lover, and an ordinary ferryman, to a father. Neither a practitioner nor a devotee, neither meditating nor reciting, Siddhartha comes to blend in with the world, resonating with the rhythms of nature, bending the reader's ear down to hear answers from the river...

Author: Hermann Hesse
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Fingerprint! Publishing
Published: 01/01/2012
Pages: 144
ISBN: 9788172343682

About the Author

Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game. Hesse primarily wrote on topics like the ' politics of detachment', an individual's search for enlightenment, and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.