Hermann Hesse

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Siddhartha

Beschreibung

Siddhartha is an Indian novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was originally written in German. It was published in the United States in 1951 and became highly influential during the 1960s.

Autor

Hermann Hesse (b. 1877) was a German-born Swiss poet and author, best known for writing the novels 'Steppenwolf', 'Siddhartha', and 'The Glass Bead Game'. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. His themes focus on man's struggle to break away from the rigid structures of civilization and follow his essential and inner spirit. For this, Hesse became a literary cult figure.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lits
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9781609422592
• ISBN-10: 1609422597
• Artikelnr.: 47621967