Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

Apr 2016 · Author's Republic · Narrated by Adrian Praetzellis

4.3

49 reviews

Audiobook

5 hr 3 min

Unabridged

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About this audiobook

Siddhartha is one of the great philosophical novels. Profoundly insightful, it is also a beautifully written story that begins as Siddhartha, son of an Indian Brahman, leaves his family and begins a lifelong journey towards Enlightenment. On the way he faces the entire range of human experience and emotion: he lives with ascetics, meets Gotama the Buddha, learns the art of love from Kamala the courtesan, and is transformed by the simple philosophy of the ferryman Vasudeva whose wisdom comes not from learned teachings but from observing the River. Herman Hesse (1877-1962) was a German-Swiss novelist, poet, and painter. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.

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4.3

49 reviews

Prakash Ranabhat

27 October 2020

siddharth was not the son of an Indian brahaman. In fact he was a Prince, he left all his kingdom in search of reasons why people suffer. He was born in now know as Lumbini, which is in Nepal.

21 people found this review helpful

Suraj kumar

8 July 2023

wrong information sorry to saying this but actually Siddhartha was born in nepal not in India. he also famous by his nick name ' Buddha'

DAVID J. CINDRIC

4 May 2018

Read it back in the late 60's.....still wonderful,better narrated....excellent price

75 people found this review helpful

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