Siddhartha

Synopsis

"Om! he spoke to himself: Om! and again he knew about Brahman, knew about the indestructibility of life, knew about all that is divine, which he had forgotten."The classic novel of a quest for knowledge that has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers—a perennial favorite for graduation gifts.Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadThough 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 Hermann 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.Follow the great Gautama Buddha in his journey to Enlightenment. In this book on Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, the young Siddhartha tries to end sorrow (dukha) and move towards bliss (ananda). Meet his companions and first followers and understand their doubts and the answers of the great Buddha in this story book by Hermann Hesse.