Siddhartha

eine indische Dichtung

by Hermann Hesse

No cover — Hermann Hesse: Siddhartha (2004, Suhrkamp)

English language

Published 2004 by Suhrkamp.

ISBN:: 978-3-518-41623-5

(177 reviews)

Hermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha after he traveled to India in the 1910s. It tells the story of a young boy who travels the country in a quest for spiritual enlightenment in the time of Guatama Buddha. It is a compact, lyrical work, which reads like an allegory about the finding of wisdom.

155 editions

Ika Makimaki reviewed Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (Piccola Biblioteca, #32)

Review of 'Siddharta' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This is one of those books you need to return to, because it speaks in different voices at different times. The story of Siddharta's life and road to enlightenment deserves to be heard several times, and, as his life goes through several stages, so I have learned different things every time.
It is a beautiful parable about self discovery and growth, about Oneness and the ultimate love. It can be read as a religious story or just as a spiritual personal one.
This time, I have re read it because I have finally been close to Buddhism, Buddhist temples and people and lands.. and wanted to understand a little bit better their view of the world. If this is the best approach, being written by a german, is debatable. But it has worked for me: it has given me a feeling of what Buddhism means, and what the people of …

Gabriel reviewed Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse by Hermann Hesse

Review of 'Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

It is a book that drives the reader to have the same revelation that the protagonist has, a philosophical buddhist maxim.
Siddharta is obviously the precursor of Stepdenwolf, and reading that book made me have a more clair vision about this one, wich is amazing. The Stepenwolf is a german townman version of Siddhartha.

Esse livro é muito interessante por guiar o leitor a ter a mesma revelação que o protagonista tem, revelação esta que é a máxima do budismo Indiano, julgado o legítimo por muitos dos críticos da época do lançamento do livro.
Sidarta é claramente um precursor filosófico do Lobo da Estepe, que tem uma redescoberta existencial durante todo o livro, tornando-se uma versão citadina do Sidarta. Ler este livro me proporcionou um entendimento melhor do Lobo da Estepe.

DaveNash3 reviewed Siddhartha / In Spanish by Hermann Hesse

Review of 'Siddhartha / In Spanish' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Beautifully constructed and profound. There were also some very touching parts. A wonderful meditation on life.

I've delightfully read this twice and it was better the second time!

It's easy on the eyes and doesn't require a lot of investment, I recommend trying it - a very high ROI.

DaveNash3 reviewed Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Review of 'Siddhartha' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

ashwinvis reviewed Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Review of 'Siddhartha' on 'GoodReads'

4 stars

The revelation of a lifetime, without religion and Gods. Short, yet beautifully answers existence and the purpose of life.

Samuel reviewed Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Review of 'Siddhartha' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I read this simple and little book many years. When I first knew it, I thougt it was a Siddharta Gautama's (the original Buda's name) mini biography. When I opened the book I saw the book was a work of fiction. In reality, Siddharta is not the Buda, but in the story, the authentic Buda appears as a character.
Anyway, the main character of the story, which himself is called Siddharta, tells Buda it won't need their teachings in order to achieve a better life, but is the life itself it provide's the means for learning. In this way, this could be seen as Buddhism critic . I enjoyed the book, and to know that Siddharta, after all the things he goes through, he's a happy man.