The Journey to the East - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374180369 ISBN 13: 9780374180362

Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1956

Synopsis

Hermann Hesse was born in Calw in the Black Forest on July 2, 1877, and from an early age was obsessed with the mystery of existence and humanity's place in the Universe. The Journey to the East is Hesse's tale of inner pilgrimage, an allegory on human desire for enlightenment and the long road that must be traveled to that ultimate goal. Using remarkably clear and accessible language, the book brings together the experience and conclusions of many years of spiritual struggle.

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Review

""A great writer . . . complex, subtle, allusive."" --New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Hermann Hesse was born in Germany in 1877 and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote novels, stories, and essays bearing a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. His works include Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Hermann Hesse died in 1962.

Edition details

• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Publication date: 1956
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374180369
• ISBN 13: 9780374180362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1