Download or read book Narcissus and Goldmund written by Hermann Hesse and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Narcissus and Goldmund "is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacher's fierce intellect and sense of discipline. When Narcissus persuades the young student that he is not meant for a life of self-denial, Goldmund sets off in pursuit of aesthetic and physical pleasures, a path that leads him to a final, unexpected reunion with Narcissus.
Download or read book Narcissus and Goldmund written by Hermann Hesse and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacher's fierce intellect and sense of discipline. When Narcissus persuades the young student that he is not meant for a life of self-denial, Goldmund sets off in pursuit of aesthetic and physical pleasures, a path that leads him to a final, unexpected reunion with Narcissus.
Download or read book Narcissus and Goldmund written by Hermann Hesse and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1984-02-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Hesse Phenomenon “has turned into a vogue, the vogue into a torrent . . . He has appealed both to . . . an underground and to an establishment . . . and to the disenchanted young sharing his contempt for our industrial civilization.”—The New York Times Book Review
Download or read book Narcissus and Goldmund written by Hermann Hesse and published by . This book was released on 1999-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Narcissus and Goldmund "is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacher's fierce intellect and sense of discipline. When Narcissus persuades the young student that he is not meant for a life of self-denial, Goldmund sets off in pursuit of aesthetic and physical pleasures, a path that leads him to a final, unexpected reunion with Narcissus.
Download or read book Demian by Hermann Hesse written by Hermann Hesse and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-16 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories Hesse tells appeal to young people, because they keep faith with the powerful emotions of adolescence, which most adults forget or outgrow. As a young middle class boy Emil Sinclair has trouble knowing what is or what should be. Throughout this novel he is constantly seeking validation as well as mentorship. As Emil struggles a childhood friend begins to mentor him and is said to be his daimon. In ancient greek daimon is is a person's deity or guiding spirit. In his story Emil's parents are a symbol of safety and fallback as his friend helps lead him to self realization.
Download or read book Zbinden s Progress written by Christoph Simon and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...little Odyssey, a little Ulysses; the story of one day's journey, skillfully playing in tandem with another, life-long journey."
Download or read book The Herman Hesse Collection written by Herman Hesse and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse written by Hermann Hesse and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of twenty-two fairy tales by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, most translated into English for the first time, show the influence of German Romanticism, psychoanalysis, and Eastern religion on his development as an author.
Download or read book Round the Bend written by Nevil Shute and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-03-24 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Round the Bend follows the life of Tom Cutter, an Englishman who becomes a pilot and settles in the Middle East after World War II. Tom starts an air freight business and becomes fascinated by the spiritual beliefs of the local Muslim population, which leads him to start his own religion called "The Way." Through his travels and teachings, Tom attracts a group of devoted followers and becomes a spiritual leader. However, his unconventional beliefs and practices lead to conflict with some of the more traditional religious and political authorities in the region. Despite the challenges he faces, Tom remains committed to his beliefs and the pursuit of a more peaceful and harmonious world. The novel explores themes of religion, spirituality, cultural differences, and the clash between tradition and modernity.
Download or read book Siddhartha written by Hermann Hesse and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siddhartha (first published in 1922) is a novel based on the early life of Buddha, inspired by the author's visit to India before the First World War. The novel is about the young Brahmin Siddhartha's search for self- realization. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism, from the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan, and of wealth and fame, to the painful struggles with his son and the ultimate wisdom of renunciation
Download or read book Poems written by Hermann Hesse and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few American readers seem to be aware that Hermann Hesse, author of the epic novels Steppenwolf and Siddhartha, among many others, also wrote poetry, the best of which the poet James Wright has translated and included in this book. This is a special volume—filled with short, direct poems about love, death, loneliness, the seasons—that is imbued with some of the imagery and feeling of Hesse's novels but that has a clarity and resonance all its own, a sense of longing for love and for home that is both deceptively simple and deeply moving.
Download or read book Pictor s Metamorphoses written by Hermann Hesse and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1922, several months after completing Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse wrote a fairy tale that was also a love story, inspired by the woman who was to become his second wife. That story, Pictor's Metamorphoses, is the centerpiece of this anthology of Hesse's luminous short fiction. Based on The Arabian Nights and the work of the Brothers Grimm, the nineteen stories collected here represent a half century of Hesse's short writings. They display the full range of Hesse's lifetime fascination with fantasy--as dream, fairy tale, satire, or allegory.
Download or read book The Journey to the East written by Hermann Hesse and published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. This book was released on 1956 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hero recalls an unfruitful pilgrimage to the East during his youth and begins to realize its hidden spiritual meanings
Download or read book Narziss and Goldmund written by Hermann Hesse and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 1990 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Hesse Phenomenon "has turned into a vogue, the vogue into a torrent. . .He has appealed both to. . . an underground and to an establishment. . .and to the disenchanted young sharing his contempt for our industrial civilization."--"The New York Times Book Review"
Download or read book Stories of Five Decades written by Hermann Hesse and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1972 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-three stories arranged in chronological order that are primarily concerned with the authors own secret.
Download or read book Siddhartha written by Hermann Hesse and published by ببلومانيا للنشر والتوزيع. This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies--Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism--into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man's search for true meaning.
