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Knulp.
Hermann Hesse
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R797
Discovery Miles 7 970
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Gertrud, Roman
Hermann Hesse
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R886
Discovery Miles 8 860
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Blick ins Chaos.
Hermann Hesse
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R668
Discovery Miles 6 680
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Siddhartha, a tale of self-discovery, is one of great novels of the
early twentieth century.
Of course, very few people go through the gate and abandon the
beautiful phenomenon of the outside world for the interior reality that
they intuit…
A visitor to a zoo discovers he can understand the animals talking, a
young man turns into a mountain and a bird guides a boy to another
planet in this selection of dream-like and visionary fairy tales from
the great German-Swiss master.
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Demian (Hardcover)
Hermann Hesse
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R670
R599
Discovery Miles 5 990
Save R71 (11%)
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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This book is an allegorical tale of a Brahman boy who seeks peace
and enlightenment after leaving his well off circumstances. He sets
his goal to self-denial and ascetic life among the numerous holy
men than roamed the land in that time. After dissatisfied with
ascetic life he seeks love and wealth in the city. His best friend
becomes the follower of Gotama Buddha but Siddhartha is not
satisfied to do the same. Finally he meets the ferrymen and learns
to listen to the river. This and meeting and parting with his son
are the heights of the book. The river represents the eternal and
timeless existence and oneness, and the meeting and parting with
Siddhartha's son represents the attachments as obstacles to reach
enlightenment.
Siddhartha is an interesting novel that deals with the spiritual
journey of a boy known as Siddhartha, who leaves his home from the
Indian subcontinent during the time of the Buddha.
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