Siddhartha is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha.

Siddhartha is an allegorical novel by Hermann Hesse which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian boy called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, yet powerful and lyrical, style. It was first published in 1922, after Hesse had spent some time in India in the 1910s. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskrit language, siddha (gotten) + artha (meaning or wealth). The two words together mean "one who has found meaning (of...

Siddhartha is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. Hesse dedicated Siddhartha to Romain Rolland and Wilhelm Gundert. The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) + artha (what was searched for), which together means "he who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he who has attained...

""If what this subtle clever old bard was singing in his muted voice was true, then all my songs were only nonsense and silly child's play.""
When Hesse turned thirteen he wanted to be a poet. In the words of John Keating, the character played by Robin Williams in the Dead Poets Society, a poet sucks the marrow out of life without choking on the bone.
A bard, on the other hand, is a professional poet employed to compose eulogies for his lord. In Scotland in the 16th century it was a derogatory term for a traveling musician.
"Flute Dream" is a short fairy tale written by Hermann...

El autor nos sumerge en un viaje de angustias y miedos propios de la sociedad contemporanea. Su neomodernismo nos muestra una humanidad mil veces mas sabia que la actual. El protagonista de la novela, Harry Haller, es un lobo estepario lleno de angustias y miserias que se mantiene distanciado de toda burguesia y totalitarismo. El lobo de las estepas es la corporizacion del hombre aporreado por su propio yo, un yo desconocido para el mismo. Este heroe angustiado tiene dos caras y va intercalandolas a la largo de la obra: unas veces es el lobo de las estepas y otras el sonriente Harry. La...

This classic novel of self-discovery has inspired generations of seekers. With parallels to the enlightenment of the Buddha, Hesse's Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmn's quest for the ultimate reality. His quest takes him from the extremes of indulgent sensuality to the rigors of ascetism and self-denial. At last he learns that wisdom cannot be taught-it must come from one's own experience and inner struggle. Steeped in the tenets of both psychoanalysis and Eastern mysticism, Siddhartha presents a strikingly original view of man and culture, and the arduous process of self-discovery...