Siddhartha - Tapa blanda

Siddhartha is the story of a young man who leaves his family and finds himself on a journey toward enlightenment. Afire with youthful idealism, the Brahmin joins a group of ascetics, fasting and living without possessions. Meeting Gotama the Buddha, he comes to feel this is not the right path, though he also declines joining the Buddha's followers. He reenters the world, hoping to learn of his own nature, but instead slips gradually into hedonism and materialism. Surfeited and disgusted, he flees from his possessions to become a ferryman's apprentice, learning what lessons he can from the river itself. Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best-known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality.

SIDDHARTHA is among the most powerful novels dealing with the spiritual search for meaning in one's life. It deals with such a journey in the life of an Indian prince called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha. Written in a simple, yet powerful and lyrical style, this story about the struggle between the soul and the flesh has resonated through the decades with each new generation. It remains one of the timeless masterpieces of 20th century literature.