Siddhartha (World Classics, Unabridged)
By (author) Hermann Hesse
Publication date:
01 October 2016Length of book:
90 pagesPublisher
Alpha EditionsISBN-13: 9789386834867
Siddhartha (first published in 1922) is a novel based on the early life of Buddha,inspired by the author's visit to India before the First World War. The novel is about the young Brahmin Siddhartha's search for self- realization. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism, from the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan, and of wealth and fame, to the painful struggles with his son and the ultimate wisdom of renunciation.