内容简介
ThiseditionhasanewintroductionbyPauloCoelho."Siddhartha"isperhapsthemostimportantandcompellingmoralallegoryourtroubledcenturyhasproduced.IntegratingEasternandWesternspiritualtraditionswithpsychoanalysisandphilosophy,thisstrangelysimpletale,writtenwithadeepandmovingempathyforhumanity,hastouchedthelivesofmillionssinceitsoriginalpublicationin1922.SetinIndia,"Siddhartha"isthestoryofayoungBrahmin'ssearchforultimaterealityaftermeetingwiththeBuddha.Hisquesttakeshimfromalifeofdecadencetoasceticism,fromtheillusoryjoysofsensuallovewithabeautifulcourtesan,andofwealthandfame,tothepainfulstruggleswithhissonandtheultimatewisdomofrenunciation.
作者简介
HermannHessewasborninsouthernGermanyin1877.HismostfamousworksareSiddhartha(1922),JourneytotheEast(1932),Demian(1919),Steppenwolf(1927),andNarcissusandGoldmund(1930).HessediedathishomeinSwitzerlandin1962.PauloCoelhowasborninBrazilandhasbecomeoneofthemostwidelyreadauthorsintheworld.EspeciallyrenownedforTheAlchemistandElevenMinutes,hehassoldmorethan100millionbooksworldwideandhasbeentranslatedinto66languages.