Tag: # Hermann Hesse

Here I present: Hermann Hesse, “Siddhartha: An Indian Tale”, 1922. INTRODUCTION. Siddhartha and Kamala are key characters in Hermann Hesse’s novel “Siddhartha”, where the courtesan Kamala becomes Siddhartha’s guide to worldly pleasures and sensuality, teaching him love and initiating him into material life, though their relationship ultimately highlights the limitations of physical attachment and drives … Continue reading Hermann Hesse, “Siddhartha: An Indian Tale”, 1922.

Hermann Hesse, “Siddhartha: An Indian Tale”, 1922 was a historical novel of the biography of The Buddha. The protagonist in the novel goes through a storyline loosely based of the life and sites of The Buddha.  The four holy sites in the life of Siddhartha are as follows. 1. Lumbini, Nepal: where Siddhartha is born … Continue reading Hermann Hesse, “Siddhartha: An Indian Tale”, 1922.