by Hermann Hesse · MONDADORI · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804492672
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«Narciso e Boccadoro» is the classic novel by German writer Hermann Hesse, published by Mondadori in paperback (282 pages, in Italian).
Set in a legendary Middle Ages, the novel follows the friendship between Narciso, an erudite and ascetic monk, and Boccadoro, a wandering artist who sets out to discover the world and its pleasures. Through their opposing paths, Hermann Hesse reflects on the contrast between spirit and nature, logos and eros, and on the possible integration of art and asceticism.
The work was originally published in 1930 under the title «Narziß und Goldmund». This edition belongs to the Oscar classici moderni collection (vol. 14) and includes the translation by Cristina Baseggio.
For readers of classic and philosophical fiction, especially those seeking a story of friendship with a spiritual backdrop.
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 involvement with Jungian analysis, helped shape his literary work. His best-known novels include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.
