Siddhartha (novel)
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Siddhartha: An Indian novel is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's
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Hermann Hesse
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Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his
Siddhartha (novel)
…Siddhartha: An Indian novel (German: Siddhartha. Eine indische Dichtung; German: ) is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel…
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Hesse's birthplace in Calw, 2007
St. Nicholas-Bridge (Nikolausbrücke), one of Hesse's favourite childhood places. Click to see an enlarged image, in which the statue of Hesse can be seen near the centre.
The Swiss city of Basel, which became an important point of reference throughout Hesse's life and played an important role during the author's education