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Hermann Hesse: Narcissus and Goldmund (1997)

Narcissus and Goldmund (German: Narziß und Goldmund; also published as Death and the Lover) is …

Review of 'Narcissus and Goldmund' on 'GoodReads'

What makes the human love, and quest answers for the intellectual questions. Through the lives of a dream and monk Herman Hesse explores the meaning of life, love, lust, and purpose of human existence.

The writing style and content of Herman Hesse and translator's work is a joy to read.

Jostein Gaarder: Sophie's World (1995)

Sophie's World (Norwegian: Sofies verden) is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It …

Review of "Sophie's World" on 'GoodReads'

An unknown person starts writing letters to fourteen years old about philosophy, intrigued by the letters and subject the main character, Sophie gets on to the track to know about western philosophy.

The book is a starting point to know about western philosophy and not any substitute for the history of western philosophy by Bertrand Rusell.

At times, the writing style poses a serious question, is it a fictional or non-fictional work.

The author/translator gets a few facts wrong about India and it's language.

In page 126, ”In Sanskrit, the ancient classical language of India, the gods are called asura and in Persian Ahura.”

Asura may mean God, in most of the time it's used to denote demon or evil.

Author/translator may be unaware of Tamil which also a classical language in India. Rather writing it as ”Sanskrit, one of the classical languages of India ” write it as ”classical …