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"Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse is a novel published in 1922 that follows a young Brahmin's spiritual quest for enlightenment in ancient India during the time of the Buddha. Rejecting both ascetic extremes and worldly pleasures, Siddhartha embarks on his own path of self-discovery, encountering love, wealth, suffering, and loss. Through these experiences and the wisdom of a humble ferryman beside a mystical river, he seeks to transcend time and understand the complete unity of all existence. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962 |
|---|---|
| Title | Siddhartha |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_(novel) |
| Credits | Michael Pullen, Chandra Yenco and Isaac Jones |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | India -- Religion -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2500 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2001 |
| Last Update | Dec 22, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 8188 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/2500