by Hermann Hesse (Author), Hilda Rosner (Translator)
In the novel, "Siddhartha," a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life -- the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom.
"From the Paperback edition."
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Edition: Reprints
Publisher: Picador
Published: 03 Feb 1994
ISBN 10: 0330234811
ISBN 13: 9780330234818
Book Overview: Author won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946