# Siddhartha - Paperback

by **Hermann Hesse** (Author)

****One of the most acclaimed and best-selling spiritual classics of the twentieth century--now in the Shambhala Pocket Library series.****

This book chronicles the spiritual evolution of a man living in India at the time of the Buddha--a tale that has inspired generations of readers. We are invited along on Siddhartha's journey experiencing his highs, lows, loves, and disappointments. Hesse begins by showing us the life of a privileged brahmin's son. Handsome, well-loved, and growing increasingly dissatisfied with the life expected of him, Siddhartha sets out on his journey, not realizing that he is fulfilling the prophesies proclaimed at his birth. Siddhartha blends in with the world, showing the reader the beauty and intricacies of the mind, nature, and his experiences on the path to enlightenment.

Sherab Ch dzin Kohn's flowing, poetic translation conveys the philosophical and spiritual nuances of Hesse's text, paying special attention to the qualities of meditative experience. Also included is an extensive introduction by Paul W. Morris, a Buddhist scholar and former editor of _Tricycle_ magazine, that discusses the impact _Siddhartha_ has had on American culture.

### Author Biography

HERMANN HESSE was born in 1877 in Calw, Germany. He was the son and grandson of Protestant missionaries and was educated in religious schools until the age of thirteen, when he dropped out of school. At age eighteen he moved to Basel, Switzerland, to work as a bookseller and lived in Switzerland for most of his life. His early novels include _Peter Camenzind_ (1904), _Beneath the Wheel_ (1906), _Gertrud_ (1910), and _Rosshalde_ (1914). During this period Hesse married and had three sons.  
  
During World War I, Hesse worked to supply German prisoners of war with reading materials and expressed his pacifist leanings in antiwar tracts and novels. Hesse's lifelong battles with depression drew him to study Freud during this period and, later, to undergo analysis with Jung. His first major literary success was the novel _Demian_ (1919). When Hesse's first marriage ended, he moved to Montagnola, Switzerland, where he created his best-known works: _Siddhartha_ (1922), _Steppenwolf_ (1927), _Narcissus and Goldmund_ (1930), _Journey to the East_ (1932), and _The Glass Bead Game_ (1943). Hesse won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. He died in 1962 at the age of eighty-five.

**Number of Pages:** 108

**Dimensions:** 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN

**Publication Date:** June 05, 2012

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Siddhartha (English)

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 7.1

**Point Value:** 6

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