Siddhartha
by Hesse, Hermann
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: New Directions Publishing Corporation. Near Fine. 1951. First Edition; Fifteenth Printing. Hard Cover. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Translated by Hilda Rosner. Bound in mustard cloth with photograph by Roloff Beny reproduced on cover of both book and publisher's slipcase. Spine is green cloth with gilt titles. Tight binding, clean and crisp pages, with very slightly dulled lettering to spine. A hint of shelf wear to very mildly storage rubbed slipcase, with original $5.00 price on rear. An excellent copy of this edition in an excellent slipcase. No inscriptions. Not ex-library. ; 8vo.; 122 pages .
Synopsis
Hesse's famous and influential novel, Siddartha , 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, through 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. This new translation by award-winning translator Joachim Neugroschel includes an introduction by Hesse biographer Ralph Freedman.
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- Bookseller
- Eliabooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30830
- Title
- Siddhartha
- Author
- Hesse, Hermann
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition; Fifteenth Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
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