by Hermann Hesse · Casa das Letras · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789724609188
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«Siddhartha» is the philosophical novel by Hermann Hesse, published by Casa das Letras in paperback (156 pages, in Portuguese).
Set in India, the novel follows Siddhartha, a young Brahmin who, fearing for his spiritual salvation, leaves his home with his friend Govinda. Along the way he encounters various teachers, including the wise Buddha, in search of inner peace.
The work was originally published in 1922 under the title «Siddhartha: Eine indische Dichtung»; Hesse received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. The Portuguese translation is by Pedro Miguel Dias.
For those interested in spirituality, Buddhism and classic fiction; recommended on the Portuguese National Reading Plan for adult education.
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.
