Siddhartha/The Dhammapada/The Buddha

by Hermann Hesse

Book Overview

Written in a prose of almost biblical simplicity and beauty, Siddhartha is the story of a soul's long quest for the answer to the enigma of man's role on earth. As a youth, the young Indian Siddhartha meets the Buddha but isn't content with the disciple's role. He must work out his own destiny--a torturous road on which he experiences a love affair with the beautiful courtesan Kamala, the temptation of success and riches, the heartache of struggling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811218503
• ISBN13: 9780811218504
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 8.0"