Track | Chapter | Length |
01 | 01 The Son of the Brahman | 20:49 |
02 | 02 With the Samanas | 26:53 |
03 | 03 Gotama | 23:42 |
04 | 04 Awakening | 12:16 |
05 | 05 Kamala | 36:17 |
06 | 06 With the Childlike People | 22:03 |
07 | 07 Sansara | 24:46 |
08 | 08 By the River | 30:39 |
09 | 09 The Ferryman | 34:52 |
10 | 10 The Son | 24:15 |
11 | 11 Om | 18:20 |
12 | 12 Govinda | 28:55 |
Notes
Running time: 5 hours 4 minutes
Read by: Adrian Praetzellis
Book Coordinator: Adrian Praetzellis
Meta Coordinators: Laura Caldwell
Proof Listener: Ans Wink
Artwork
Cover: Illustration from Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists (1914)
Inset: Cover of first edition, 1922
Inset: Painting of Hermann Hesse, 1905, by Ernst Würtenberger (1868 - 1934)
DVD Insert background: Prince Siddhartha with his maternal aunt Queen Mahaprajapati Gotami. drawn by Maligawage Sarlis Master of Ceylon. Photo by MediaJet.
Recordings
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Siddhartha, published in 1922, tells the story of a young man who undertakes a journey of self-discovery in ancient Nepal during the time of the Gautama Buddha. He leaves home to seek enlightenment in the ascetic life of a beggar and eventually meets with Gautama, the Buddha, but chooses to follow his individual path instead of joining the order. Crossing a river to the city, he settles and becomes a rich businessman and the lover of the beautiful courtesan Kamala. Finding his luxurious life empty in middle-age, he returns to the river, where he adopts a humble way of life and gradually finds peace and enlightenment. He crosses paths with former friends and lovers over the years in ways that deepen his (and our) understanding of the mysterious connectedness of all things in the cyclical unity of nature.
Hesse wrote Siddhartha to cope with his ‘sickness of life’. In doing so he lived a reclusive life and immersed himself in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures. The book’s structure reflects the three stages of life for Hindu men, the four noble truths, and the eight-fold path. The result is a mesmerizing mixture of religious legend and modern novel, written in a simple, graceful style that harmonizes the tensions in the contrasting forces of life.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0684758936707 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0682550992747 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD Case |
Author | Herman Hesse (1877-1962) |
Year | 1922 |
Recording | |
Read by | Adrian Praetzellis |
Length | 5 hours and 4 minutes |
Type of Reading | Solo |
Siddhartha
- Author: Herman Hesse
- Product Code: DB-1092
- Availability: In Stock
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