Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha: An Indian Tale was first published in German in 1922. It is a journey of self-discovery during the time of the Gautama Buddha. It is often introduced to high school students, which seems fitting as they embark on their own self-discovery into adulthood. [Illustration by Abanindranath Tagore, Departure of Siddhartha, 1914.]
"Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it."

Table of Contents

First Part

The Son of the Brahman

With the Samanas

Gotama

Awakening

Second Part

Kamala

With the Childlike People

Sansara

By the River

The Ferryman

The Son

OM

Govinda

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