Hermann Hesse

In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life-- the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom.

This first major novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Hermann Hesse incorporates a theme he returned to again and again in most of his works: the fundamental duality of existence. The youthful protagonist, Emil Sinclair, however, his older friend, Max Demian, manages to both clarify and complicate Sinclair's confusion about life's conflicting values. Recounted in engaging prose, rich in sympathy and imagination, this brilliant exploration of the polarities...

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. - Publisher.

Hermann Hesses Demian ist ein Meisterwerk der Weltliteratur - eine tiefgründige Geschichte über das Erwachsenwerden, Selbstfindung und die Suche nach Wahrheit. Der junge Emil Sinclair lebt in einer geschützten, geordneten Welt. Doch die Begegnung mit dem rätselhaften Max Demian verändert alles. Schritt für Schritt öffnet sich Sinclair einer neuen Wirklichkeit, in der Moral, Religion und Freiheit andere Bedeutungen bekommen. Zwischen Licht...