Hermann Hesse’s classic novel Siddhartha has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. Though set in a place and time far removed from the Germany of 1922, the year of the book’s debut, the novel is infused with the sensibilities of Hesse’s time, synthesizing disparate philosophies–Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism–into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man’s search for meaning.
It is the story of the quest of Siddhartha, a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege and comfort to seek spiritual fulfillment and wisdom. On his journey, Siddhartha encounters wandering ascetics, Buddhist monks, and successful merchants, as well as a courtesan named Kamala and a simple ferryman who has attained enlightenment. Traveling among these people and experiencing life’s vital passages–love, work, friendship, and fatherhood–Siddhartha discovers that true knowledge is guided from within.
Susan Bernofsky’s magnificent new translation brings out Hesse’s inspired lyricism and his elegant, melodious cadences, illuminating the novel’s universal themes and timeless wisdom about the human condition.
This original Modern Library edition includes a lively new Introduction by Tom Robbins and a glossary of Indian terms.
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圖書標籤: 黑塞 德國 印度 【外國文學】 Hesse
體驗人生,得“自我”
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評分best book ever read
評分邂逅:2016.6.圖書館; 旅程:2016.6.3.-2016.6.; 地點:坡; second attempt at Hesse。如此洗練又明達的語言及哲學智慧也沒誰瞭……黑塞的作品也是人生不同階段能常讀常新的那種呢。
評分邂逅:2016.6.圖書館; 旅程:2016.6.3.-2016.6.; 地點:坡; second attempt at Hesse。如此洗練又明達的語言及哲學智慧也沒誰瞭……黑塞的作品也是人生不同階段能常讀常新的那種呢。
Siddhartha 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載