Siddhartha: Literary Touchstone Edition
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Siddhartha: Literary Touchstone Edition

Paperback – June 30, 2005

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Price
$7.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
118
Publisher
Prestwick House, Inc.
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1580493901
Weight
3.04 ounces

Description

Review This book is perfect for AP classes and is often selected for inclusion on the AP exam. The notes, reading pointers, and vocabulary in this addition will also help students at a lower reading level get the most out of these classics. --From the Publisher From the Publisher This book is perfect for AP classes and is often selected for inclusion on the AP exam. The notes, reading pointers, and vocabulary in this addition will also help students at a lower reading level get the most out of these classics.

Features & Highlights

  • This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition™ includes a glossary and reader’s notes to help the modern reader contend both with Hesse’s philosophical points and Siddhartha’s journey. First published in 1922, Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha is the tale of a young Indian priest who searches for personal enlightenment throughout his life. Although steeped in the mysticism of Hindu traditions, this classic is, above all, about Siddhartha’s search for independence from all teachings and freedom from all earthly knowledge. Siddhartha struggles with ignorance, prayer, loyalty, friendship, and desire during his quest for the essence of human existence, all the while seeking to understand truth through his experiences. His growth and revelations have enthralled and inspired readers for decades.

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Yes a very good translation, I liked it better than Hilda's version

Yes a very good translation,I liked it better than Hilda's version. Thank you for providing the book it was very difficult to find this book.
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Absolute MUST read in your lifetime

This book is a generation changer. Hands down my most favorite book of all time.
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Eastern Philosophy in Fiction

I'll preface my comments by stating that I read this in anticipation of possibly teaching. Having been a student of Postmodernity and Postcolonialism in Graduate School, I thought I'd grab ahold of Siddhartha and really just run with it. Hesse's depiction of Siddhartha's journey into his inner peace and truth was fascinating, but leads one to feel that peace is a journey that is merely an apparition of one's beliefs at a given moment. Having said that though, I don't want to make my review about philosophies and not writing, so I'll stick to Hesse's writing and story. Overall, I found it fascinating, but in the end, I have gained much more understanding of contemporary issues into eastern philosophy through more Booker Prize winners and their approaches to fundamental questions of life. Also, Booker Prize winners tend to be authors from the culture they write of. Please don't get me wrong here, I enjoyed Siddhartha, but might choose something less sophisticated in its philosophies for my own students.

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