Đôi bạn chân tình

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Hermann Hesse: Đôi bạn chân tình (Vietnamese language, 2001, NXB Huoi nhà văn)

322 pages

Vietnamese language

Published Jan. 5, 2001 by NXB Huoi nhà văn.

OCLC Number:
53795806

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4 stars (4 reviews)

Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacher?b2?ss fierce intellect and sense of discipline. When Narcissus persuades the young student that he is not meant for a life of self-denial, Goldmund sets off in pursuit of aesthetic and physical pleasures, a path that leads him to a final, unexpected reunion with Narcissus.

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Pretty good book exploring the differences/similarities between rationalism and creativity. I enjoyed the conversations between the two title characters explaining their points of view both at the beginning and the end of the story. It was also fun to see how similar Goldmund's ideas matched my own during my early 20s. I also enjoyed Narcissus's explanations of how a thinker applies their use of logic towards daily life. Goldmund is really a dirtbag and uses people for his own gains, however I felt I couldn't dislike his character. Overall it was a great read and possibly some of Hesse's best written prose.

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  • Teacher-student relationships -- Germany -- Fiction