Description: With its blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, Hesse's best-known and most autobiographical work--originally published in English in 1929--continues to remain a classic of modern literature. Unabridged. 6 CDs.
Brief description:
Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was born in Germany and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote many novels, stories, and essays that bear a vital spiritual force that has captured many generations of readers. In 1946 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Review Quotes: "A profoundly memorable and affecting novel, the gripping and fascinating story of disease in a man's soul, and a 'savage indictment of bourgeois society.'"