{"product_id":"siddhartha-paperback-5","title":"Siddhartha - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSherab Chodzin Kohn\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classic of twentieth-century literature chronicles the spiritual evolution of a man living in India at the time of the Buddha--a tale that has inspired generations of readers. We are invited along on Siddhartha's journey, experiencing his highs, lows, loves, and disappointments along with the beauty and intricacies of the mind, the natural world, and everything he encounters on the path to enlightenment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sherab Ch dzin Kohn's flowing, poetic translation conveys the philosophical and spiritual nuances of Hesse's text, paying special attention to the meditative experience. The introduction to this edition explores Hesse's own spiritual journey as evidenced in his journals and personal letters and the wide-ranging impact \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha\u003c\/i\u003e has had, and continues to have, on American culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHermann Hesse was born in 1877 in Calw, Germany. He was the son and grandson of Protestant missionaries and was educated in religious schools until the age of thirteen, when he dropped out of school. At age eighteen he moved to Basel, Switzerland, to work as a bookseller and lived in Switzerland for most of his life. His early novels include \u003ci\u003ePeter Camenzind \u003c\/i\u003e (1904), \u003ci\u003e Beneath the Wheel \u003c\/i\u003e (1906), \u003ci\u003eGertrud\u003c\/i\u003e (1910), and \u003ci\u003eRosshalde\u003c\/i\u003e (1914). During this period Hesse married and had three sons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring World War I Hesse worked to supply German prisoners of war with reading materials and expressed his pacifist leanings in antiwar tracts and novels. Hesse's lifelong battles with depression drew him to study Freud during this period and, later, to undergo analysis with Jung. His first major literary success was the novel \u003ci\u003eDemian\u003c\/i\u003e (1919). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Hesse's first marriage ended, he moved to Montagnola, Switzerland, where he created his best-known works: \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha \u003c\/i\u003e(1922), \u003ci\u003eSteppenwolf \u003c\/i\u003e(1927), \u003ci\u003eNarcissus and Goldmund \u003c\/i\u003e (1930), \u003ci\u003eJourney to the East \u003c\/i\u003e(1932), and \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Bead Game \u003c\/i\u003e (1943). Hesse won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. He died in 1962 at the age of eighty-five.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.7 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Siddhartha (English)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701059784767,"sku":"9781611806441","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4b4a15349b7d8ec2cf658c344a8b7f7c.webp?v=1765019183","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/siddhartha-paperback-5","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}