Jul 26
"Siddhartha," by Hermann Hesse, New Directions Publishing, 1951.
Translated by Hilda Rosner
From the book sleeve:
"Siddhartha is the story of a soul's long quest in search of the ultimate answer to the enigma of man's role in this world. As a youth, the young Indian Siddhartha meets the Buddha himself, then alive on Earth, but he cannot be content as a disciple; he must work out his own destiny and solve his own doubts - a torturous road that carries him through the sensuality of a love affair with the beautiful courtesan Kamala, the temptations of wealth and power, the heartache of a struggle with his own son, to find renunciation and peace in self knowledge."
