
Siddhartha - An Indian Tale
Hermann Hesse
Translator Anke Dreher Gunther Olesch
Publisher: Glomarble
Summary
Siddhartha is a religious novel published in 1922 by Herman Hesse, who was deeply interested in Eastern thought.
Translator Anke Dreher Gunther Olesch
Publisher: Glomarble
Siddhartha is a religious novel published in 1922 by Herman Hesse, who was deeply interested in Eastern thought.
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