Siddhartha (Penguin)
by: Hesse, Hermann
Publisher: Penguin Press ()
$16.00
Staff Pick by comrade: Eve
This is one of a handful of books that I can read cover to cover in one sitting. The novel's themes of loss, change, adaption, and acceptance make it an indispensable First Aid Kit for the soul.
Siddharthaisperhapsthemostimportantandcompellingmoralallegoryourtroubledcenturyhasproduced.IntegratingEasternandWesternspiritualtraditionswithpsychoanalysisandphilosophy,thisstrangelysimpletale,writtenwithadeepandmovingempathyforhumanity,hastouchedthelivesofmillionssinceitsoriginalpublicationin1922.TranslatedbyJoachimNeugroschelIntroductionbyRalphFreedman