{"product_id":"siddhartha-hermann-hesse-9781094164243","title":"Siddhartha","description":"\u003cp\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the purpose of life? Is religion the answer? How, in a world beset with misery and conflict, can we help to find inner peace?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiddhartha helped inspire the legions of counter-cultural \"hippies\" and other refuseniks who challenged the Western capitalist order in the 1960s and 1970s. Brought to you here in a new translation by William Aaltonen, Siddhatha is as relevant now as it was on publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tale follows a wealthy son of a Brahmin, Siddhatha, as he explores the extremes of human existence: first through religion, then via harsh self-denial, then by plunging headlong into the hedonism of sensual love, wealth, gambling, and power. At the very last, he finds a way to temper the pain of human existence, to transcend the self, and reach spiritual resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerman Hesse's profound and absorbing novella will help you find serenity and spiritual meaning in a difficult world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hermann Hesse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1094164240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781094164243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Made for Success\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e MP3 CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Hermann Hesse","offers":[{"title":"MP3 CD","offer_id":44074530341119,"sku":"9781094164243","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34492797-fdb4-4103-92c7-096eb1fa8934.jpg?v=1685454282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/siddhartha-hermann-hesse-9781094164243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}