In store now! Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Continuing our promotion of Books for Wellbeing, this week we’re casting the spotlight on Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse’s spiritual odyssey Siddhartha.
Following the eponymous young Brahmin on his journey to spiritual enlightenment, this deceptively simple allegorical novel combines the spiritual and philosophical traditions of East and West with a deep and lasting empathy for humanity. One of the most peaceful novels ever written, Siddhartha has inspired millions of readers in the decades since its publication. The grace and beauty of its prose has to be read to be believed.
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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Paperback £8.99
Hermann Hesse's moving and inspirational chronicle of spiritual enlightenment, with an introduction by Paulo Coehlo Siddhartha is perhaps the most important and compelling moral allegory our troubled century has produced. Integrating Eastern and Western spiritual traditions with psychoanalysis and philosophy, this strangely simple tale, written with a deep and moving empathy for humanity, has touched the lives of millions since its original publication in 1922. Set in India, Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin's search for ultimate reality after meeting with the Buddha.
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. If you enjoyed Siddhartha, you might like Hesse's Steppenwolf, also available in Penguin Classics.
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