Siddhartha (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781501050831)

Siddhartha is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. Hesse dedicated Siddhartha to his wife Ninon ("Meiner Frau Ninon gewidmet ") and supposedly afterwards to Romain Rolland and Wilhelm Gundert.

The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) + artha (what was searched for), which together means "he who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he who has attained his goals". In fact, the Buddha's own name, before his renunciation, was Siddhartha Gautama, Prince of Kapilvastu, Nepal. In this book, the Buddha is referred to as "Gotama".

"Your soul is the whole world."
--- Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

Author: Gunther Olesch
ISBN-10: 1501050834
ISBN-13: 9781501050831
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/03/2014
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 8672 / Siddhartha (English)