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Demian by Hermann Hesse
$24.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
"Hesse is a writer whose peculiar vision is worth inspecting. His world is shadowy and close to areas of the heart that will probably never see light. But his vision is a rare one, as commendable for its humane solicitude as for its strangeness and unearthly color." -- National Review An acclaimed, infl ...Show more
Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
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Category: Fiction | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
"The title refers to an ultra-aesthetic game which is played by scholars in the kingdom of Castalia around the year 2400. This game involves all branches of knowledge, and spiritual values - especially those of the east. Hesse's longing to find a dynamic fusion of mind with nature is set forth more pene ...Show more
Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse
$16.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
Hesse's novel of two medieval men, one quietly content with his religion and monastic life, the other in fervent search of more worldly salvation. This conflict between flesh and spirit, between emotional and contemplative man, was a life study for Hesse. It is a theme that transcends all time. The Hess ...Show more
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
$22.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
This new edition tells the story of Siddhartha, a Brahmin on a quest for self-discovery through suffering trials of temptation of luxury, wealth and sensuality, and adventures. It also combines Hesse's biography with the writing and meaning of Siddhartha.
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
$14.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Modern Library
In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals t ...Show more
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
$22.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics | Reading Level: near fine
This edition has a NEW introduction by PAULO COELHO. Siddhartha is perhaps the most important and compelling moral allegory our troubled century has produced. Integrating Eastern and Western spiritual traditions with psychoanalysis and philosophy, this strangely simple tale, written with a deep and mo ...Show more
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
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Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics | Reading Level: near fine
This title is presented with a new translation by David Horrocks. At first sight Harry Haller seems like a respectable, educated man. In reality he is the Steppenwolf: wild, strange, alienated from society and repulsed by the modern age. But as he is drawn into a series of dreamlike and sometimes savage ...Show more
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
$22.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
This story of the humanization of a middle-aged misanthrope was described in the "New York Times" as a "savage indictment of bourgeois society". The self portrait of a man who felt himself to be half wolf can be seen as a plea for self examination and an indictment of intellectual hypocrisy.
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