{"product_id":"siddhartha-a-new-directions-paperback-new","title":"Siddhartha (A New Directions Paperback),New","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy The Winner Of The Nobel Prize For Literaturea Bookrare In Our Arid Agethat Takes Root In The Heart And Grows There For A Lifetime. Here The Spirituality Of The East And The West Have Met In A Novel That Enfigures Deep Human Wisdom With A Rich And Colorful Imagination.Written In A Prose Of Almost Biblical Simplicity And Beauty, It Is The Story Of A Soul'S Long Quest In Search Of He Ultimate Answer To The Enigma Of Man'S Role On This Earth. As A Youth, The Young Indian Siddhartha Meets The Buddha But Cannot Be Content With A Disciple'S Role: He Must Work Out His Own Destiny And Solve His Own Doubta Tortuous Road That Carries Him Through The Sensuality Of A Love Affair With The Beautiful Courtesan Kamala, The Temptation Of Success And Riches, The Heartache Of Struggle With His Own Son, To Final Renunciation And Selfknowledge.The Name 'Siddhartha' Is One Often Given To The Buddha Himselfperhaps A Clue To Hesse'S Aims In Contrasting The Traditional Legendary Figure With His Own Conception, As A European (Hesse Was Swiss), Of A Spiritual Explorer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Directions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46555190165749,"sku":"DADAX081120068X","price":15.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/61dEYi74hCL.jpg?v=1744437053","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/siddhartha-a-new-directions-paperback-new","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}