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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse · Booklabria

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Siddhartha

HistoryHistorical Fiction

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First published: 1922
Editions: 196 in 10 languages

Synopsis

Hermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha after he traveled to India in the 1910s. It tells the story of a young boy who travels the country in a quest for spiritual enlightenment in the time of Guatama Buddha. It is a compact, lyrical work, which reads like an allegory about the finding of wisdom.

Subjects: History
Historical Fiction
Religion
Social life and customs
Romans, nouvelles
Manners and customs
Set in: India
Inde
Characters: Gautama Buddha
Buddha
Hermann Hesse
Gautama Buda

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196 in 10 languages

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English121 German30 Spanish21 Chinese4 All 10 languages

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