Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
Herman Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies--Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism--into a unique vision of...
Publish Date
2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
First Published in 1922
Goodreads rating
4.04
ISBN
9781609421755
Categories
Recommendations
10
Recommendations
2012-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Q: What books have influenced your life?
EW: I just read Siddhartha, which was recommended to me by a friend – source2019-05-09T04:39:31.000Z
Siddhartha changed my life. i named my first cat govinda when i was 15 because of that damn book. steppenwolf changed me more, though. there is nothing in the world like that book, nothing. – sourceI love this as a classic book on philosophy, a good introduction for someone starting out. I’ve given out more copies of this book than any other. – source
2020-07-11T20:48:55.000Z
@msuster @kalvepuri @orangebook_ Excited for you, Mark. Siddhartha is one of two books I’ve lived my life by since I read 20 years ago! – source2020-10-18T05:49:59.000Z
The books I find myself reading again and again, and learning something new each time.
1. Siddhartha
2. Tao Te Ching
3. The Power of Now
4. Letters from a Stoic
5. On the Shortness of Life
6. The First and Last Freedom
7. Zen and the Art of Happiness
What's your list?
#books – sourceIt’s a nice book about a journey of an evolution of a young man into an adult. – source