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Biographical note
Hermann Hesse (1877-1963) is counted among the leading novelists and thinkers of the twentieth century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1946 for a body of literature renowned for its humanist, philosophical and spiritual insight. His most famous works include Siddhartha, Journey to the East, Demian, Steppenwolf, and Narcissus and Goldmund.A subtle distillation of wisdom, stylistic grace and symmetry of form
Sunday Times
A writer of genius
The Times
'[It's] hard to think of a more recent novel that has sung so eloquently of the joys of being alone... beguiling
Guardian
Its simple prose and rebellious character echoed the yearnings of a generation that was seeking a way out of conformity, materialism and outward power.... Siddhartha emerged as a symbol; the symbol of those who seek the truth
- Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist,
This novel is an eternally unfolding lotus: as fresh as the day I first read from its leaves
LitHub
He was an interesting figure who, through his refusal to acknowledge his limitations or the times he lived in, brought something entirely new to the novel
- Philip Hensher, Spectator
A trusted guide for a generation of readers whose faith in institutions was destroyed by the First World War
- Adam Kirsch, New Yorker
Siddhartha can encompass many more readings than one first supposes, and can become a touchstone that somehow keeps one company through life, growing older and more mature as the reader does
- Pico Iyer,