Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962.
Toronto New York : Bantam Books, 1971.
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Notes:

• Originally published: New York : New Directions, 1951.
• 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.

Subjects:

• Buddhism — Fiction.
• Buddhist philosophy — Fiction.
• Gautama Buddha — Fiction.
• India — Fiction.

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