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In the shade of a banyan tree, a grizzled ferryman sitslistening to the river. Some say he's a sage. He was once awandering shramana and, briefly, like thousands of others, hefollowed Gotama the Buddha, enraptured by his sermons. But thisman, Siddhartha, was not a follower of any but his own soul. Bornthe son of a Brahmin, Siddhartha was blessed in appearance,intelligence, and charisma. In order to find meaning in life, hediscarded his promising future for the life of a wandering ascetic.Still, true happiness evaded him. Then a life of pleasure andtitillation merely eroded away his spiritual gains until he wasjust like all the other "child people," dragged around by hisdesires. Like Hermann Hesse's other creations of struggling youngmen, Siddhartha has a good dose of European angst and stubbornindividualism. His final epiphany challenges both the Buddhist andthe Hindu ideals of enlightenment. Neither a practitioner nor adevotee, neither meditating nor reciting, Siddhartha comes to blendin with the world, resonating with the rhythms of nature, bendingthe reader's ear down to hear answers from the river. In thistranslation Sherab Chodzin Kohn captures the slow, spare lyricismof Siddhartha's search, putting her version on par with HildaRosner's standard edition. --Brian Bruya --This text refers to thePaperback edition.
Siddhartha's life takes him on a journey toward enlightenment.Afire with youthful idealism, the Brahmin joins a group ofascetics, fasting and living without possessions. Meeting Gotamathe Buddha, he comes to feel this is not the right path, though healso declines joining the Buddha's followers. He reenters theworld, hoping to learn of his own nature, but instead slipsgradually into hedonism and materialism. Surfeited and disgusted,he flees from his possessions to become a ferryman's apprentice,learning what lessons he can from the river itself. Herman Hesse's1922 Bildungsroman parallels the life of Buddha and seems to arguethat lessons of this sort cannot be taught but come from one's ownstruggle to find truth. Noted actor Derek Jacobi interprets thismaterial wonderfully, and the package, despite abridging a Nobelprize winner's prose, can be highly recommended.AJohn Hiett, IowaCity P.L.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refersto the Audio Cassette edition.

In the shade of a banyan tree, a grizzled ferryman sits
listening to the river. Some say he's a sage. He was once a
wandering shramana and, briefly, like thousands of others, he
followed Gotama the Buddha, enraptured by his sermons. But this
man, Siddhartha, was not a follower of any but his own soul. Born
the son of a Brahmin, Siddhartha was blessed in appearance,
intelligence, and charisma. In order to find meaning in life, he
discarded his promising future for the life of a wandering ascetic.
Still, true happiness evaded him. Then a life of pleasure and
titillation merely eroded away his spiritual gains until he was
just like all the other "child people," dragged around by his
desires. Like Hermann Hesse's other creations of struggling young
men, Siddhartha has a good dose of European angst and stubborn
individualism. His final epiphany challenges both the Buddhist and
the Hindu ideals of enlightenment. Neither a practitioner nor a
devotee, neither meditating nor reciting, Siddhartha comes to blend
in with the world, resonating with the rhythms of nature, bending
the reader's ear down to hear answers from the river. In this
translation Sherab Chodzin Kohn captures the slow, spare lyricism
of Siddhartha's search, putting her version on par with Hilda
Rosner's standard edition. --Brian Bruya --This text refers to the
Paperback edition.
From Library Journal 
Siddhartha's life takes him on a journey toward enlightenment.
Afire with youthful idealism, the Brahmin joins a group of
ascetics, fasting and living without possessions. Meeting Gotama
the Buddha, he comes to feel this is not the right path, though he
also declines joining the Buddha's followers. He reenters the
world, hoping to learn of his own nature, but instead slips
gradually into hedonism and materialism. Surfeited and disgusted,
he flees from his possessions to become a ferryman's apprentice,
learning what lessons he can from the river itself. Herman Hesse's
1922 Bildungsroman parallels the life of Buddha and seems to argue
that lessons of this sort cannot be taught but come from one's own
struggle to find truth. Noted actor Derek Jacobi interprets this
material wonderfully, and the package, despite abridging a Nobel
prize winner's prose, can be highly recommended.AJohn Hiett, Iowa
City P.L. 
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers
to the Audio Cassette edition.
Review 
"No living English-speaking actor outshines Derek Jacobi, nor any
audiobook reader for that matter. He sings, rather than speaks,
with extraordinary lyricism, expressiveness and depth...Jacobi
approached the text with a direct, childlike fervor. He brings home
the subtleties of Siddhartha's inner journey with amazing clarity
and resonance, which he makes more exciting than the most thrilling
thriller." -- AudioFile, October/November 1998 --This text refers
to the Audio Cassette edition.
Review 
"Filled with timeless truths and told so beautifully with images
that burn deep into your being, Hesse's novel speaks powerfully to
every generation of spiritual seekers. . . . A fresh translation of
Siddhartha that offers greater authenticity than any other
translation—while still preserving the unique beauty of the
original prose."— Branches of Light --This text refers to the
Paperback edition.

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内容简介

A young Indian mystic, a contemporary of Buddha, sacrifices everything to search for the true meaning of life.

作者简介

Hermann Hesse was born in 1877 in Calw, Germany. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. He is the author of Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, Journey to the East, The Glass Bead Game, and many other books.

Sherab Ch?dzin Kohn has translated numerous books of spiritual and psychological interest from German and other European languages. He was a close student of Tibetan meditation master Ch?gyam Trungpa and is the author of The Awakened One: A Life of the Buddha. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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