Siddhartha

Siddhartha, a Brahmin's son, is clever and well loved, yetincreasingly dissatisfied with the life that is expected of him.Setting out on a spiritual journey to discover a higher state ofbeing, his quest leads him through the temptations of luxury andwealth, the pleasure of sensual love and the sinister threat ofdeath dealing snakes, until eventually, he comes to a river. Therea ferryman guides him towards his destiny and to the ultimatemeaning of existence. Inspired by Herman Hess's profound regard forIndian transcendental philosophy and written in prose of gracefulsimplicity, Siddhartha is one of the most influential spiritualworks of the twentieth century. About the Author Hermann Hesse's romantic vision of life, steeped inthe tenets of both psychoanalysis and Eastern religion, produced astrikingly original view of man and culture. His twin themes werethe struggle and isolation of the artist and the reconciliation ofthe dual nature of reality. Siddhartha, like Hese's otherprotagonists, must undergo the arduous process of self-discovery toreconcile his warring halves and find harmony and peace. (less)