Siddhartha

Originally published in 1922, Siddhartha—widely considered among the most important moral allegories ever written—is the masterwork of Nobel Prize–winning author Hermann Hesse. It has been translated into nearly every language and has been read by millions of people across the globe.

Siddhartha has a safe and comfortable life in front of him, but he chooses not to follow the conventional path. Instead, he becomes a wanderer who seeks enlightenment through self-denial. When happiness as an ascetic eludes him, he succumbs to his own desires and searches for meaning in a world of hedonism and materialism. But selfish pleasures rob him of his spirituality, and he flees again, this time toward an unexpected but lasting contentment.

One of the greatest classics of 20th-century prose, Siddhartha continues to profoundly influence everyone fortunate enough to experience its brilliance.