| Siddhartha Contributor(s): Hesse, Hermann (Author), Rosner, Hilda (Translator) |
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ISBN: 081120068X ISBN-13: 9780811200684 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1957 Annotation: A young Indian mystic, a contemporary of Buddha, sacrifices everything to search for the true meaning of life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Religious - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 51013669 |
| Lexile Measure: 1010 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8672 Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here the spirituality of the East and the West have met in a novel that enfigures deep human wisdom with a rich and colorful imagination. Written in a prose of almost biblical simplicity and beauty, it is the story of a soul's long quest in search of he ultimate answer to the enigma of man's role on this earth. As a youth, the young Indian Siddhartha meets the Buddha but cannot be content with a disciple's role: he must work out his own destiny and solve his own doubt--a tortuous road that carries him through the sensuality of a love affair with the beautiful courtesan Kamala, the temptation of success and riches, the heartache of struggle with his own son, to final renunciation and self-knowledge. The name Siddhartha is one often given to the Buddha himself--perhaps a clue to Hesse's aims in contrasting the traditional legendary figure with his own conception, as a European (Hesse was Swiss), of a spiritual explorer. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hesse, Hermann: - Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best-known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and Magister Ludi.Rosner, Hilda: - Hilda Rosner is an author and translator. |