Hermann Hesse

Ein Buch, dessen Tiefe in der kunstvoll einfachen und klaren Sprache verborgen liegt...

In Knulp (1915) la descrizione della provincia sveva e del mondo artigianale diventa lo sfondo sul quale ai clichés della vita borghese si contrappone la figura del «viandante», capace - secondo Claudio Magris - di ridestare nei borghesi la «nostalgia delle lontananze».

Il pittore Klingsor, a soli quarantadue anni, avverte che la sua intensa e luminosa esistenza non potrà durare a lungo, gravata da una vita troppo piena e appassionata. Questa sarà la sua ultima estate.

Siddhartha is about a young Indian boy who leaves his home in hopes of finding enlightenment with the wise "Goutama", which in this story is the Buddha....

This classic novel of self-discovery has inspired generations of seekers. With parallels to the enlightenment of the Buddha, Hesse's Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin's quest for the ultimate reality.

Siddhartha, a story based on the early life of Gautama Buddha, is concerned with the human search for self-knowledge and authentic spirituality....

A young man, blessed with loving parents and a safe home leaves this haven in search of himself....

Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian man named Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha....

Set in the 23rd century, The Glass Bead Game is the story of Joseph Knecht, who has been raised in Castalia, which has provided for the intellectual elite to grow and flourish....

La novela que influenció toda una generación....

Der Klassiker erstmals als ungekürzte Lesung. Josef Knecht hat es im altehrwürdigen Orden Kastalien bis zum angesehenen Magister Ludi...

Hermann Hesse's Journey to the East (1932) is an account of a geographic and spiritual journey to the East. The narrator, H.H. accompanies the members of a secret society on a journey through both time and space in search of the “ultimate truth”....

Harry Haller verzweifelt an sich selbst. Wie kann er sich einerseits nach Kunst und Schönheit sehnen und andererseits so dunkle, animalische Triebe besitzen...

Originally published in 1943, The Glass Bead Game was Herman Hesse’s last novel. It was hailed as his magnum opus, and was instrumental in securing him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946.

Siddhartha, the ninth book written by Hermann Hesse, is about a young Indian boy who leaves his home in hopes of finding enlightenment with the wise "Goutama", which in this story is the Buddha....

The title of this novel is a combination of two Sanskrit words, “siddha,” which means “achieved,” and “artha” which is defined as “meaning” or “wealth.” The word serves as the name for the principal character, a man on a spiritual journey of self-discovery....

The passionate account of a young man's growing awareness of his own identity....

Step into a world of visions, philosophy, and passion in which dreamers, seekers, princesses, and...

Siddhartha is an allegorical novel-parable by Hermann Hesse, first published by the Berlin publishing house S. Fischer Verlag in 1922. Siddhartha is the...

Vowing at an early age "to be a poet or nothing at all", Hermann Hesse rebelled against formal education, focusing on a rigorous program of independent study ....