Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

French language

Published Oct. 1, 1975 by Librairie générale française.

ISBN:: 978-2-253-00848-4

(157 reviews)

Un jour vient où l’enseignement traditionnel donné aux brahmanes ne suffit plus au jeune Siddhartha. Quand des ascètes samanas passent dans la ville, il les suit, se familiarise avec toutes leurs pratiques mais n’arrive pas à trouver la paix de l’âme recherchée. Puis c’est la rencontre avec Gotama, le Bouddha. Tout en reconnaissant sa doctrine sublime, il ne peut l’accepter et commence une autre vie auprès de la belle Kamala et du marchand Kamaswani. Les richesses qu’il acquiert font de lui un homme neuf, matérialiste, dont le personnage finit par lui déplaire. Il s’en va à travers la forêt, au bord du ßeuve. C’est là que s’accomplit l’ultime phase du cycle de son évolution. Dans le cadre d’une Inde recréée à merveille, écrit dans un style d’une rare maîtrise, Siddhartha, roman d’une initiation, est un des plus grands de Hermann Hesse, prix Nobel de littérature.

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Gabriel reviewed Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse by Hermann Hesse

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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

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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

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5 stars

ashwinvis reviewed Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

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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

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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.