August 2010 Good Housekeeping selection.
On My Bookshelf by Joseph Fiennes...
I read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse when I was 16 and it ignited my passion for literature – I’d been completely uninterested at school. It provides a simple breakdown of Buddhist philosophy as it follows a man who tries to find restoration on a higher plane.
Hermann Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers!
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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Hermann Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers!In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies - Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism - into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man's search for true meaning.Still one of the most beautiful, uplifting books ever written.
Siddhartha features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
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Siddhartha was written by Hermann Hesse and published by Intell Book Publisher
Siddhartha has 94 pages
