Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha during a period in his life in which he suffered what he described as a "sickness with life." He claimed to be unable to complete the book because he had not experienced the kind of nirvana that Siddhartha, the main character, wants to achieve-so Hesse surrounded himself with sacred Buddhist and Hindu teachings and lived as a recluse in order to complete this work.Siddhartha is a short, simple tale of a man's quest to achieve enlightenment and happiness. Over ...