The Journey to the East by Hermann Hesse
A classic meditation on artistic creation and the quest for spiritual transcendence from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Siddhartha
'A great writer.. complex, subtle, allusive.' - The New York Times
'The classic literal-metaphorical journey.' - The Guardian
'[Hesses] simplicity belies galaxies of knowledge in motion--history, theology, psychology, philosophy. Rilke, T. S. Eliot, Gide, Thomas Mann rightly called Hesse a master.' - Life
'The classic literal-metaphorical journey.' - The Guardian
'[Hesses] simplicity belies galaxies of knowledge in motion--history, theology, psychology, philosophy. Rilke, T. S. Eliot, Gide, Thomas Mann rightly called Hesse a master.' - Life
Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was born in was born in Württemberg, Germany. He resented his pious and repressive upbringing, and was determined to be 'a writer or nothing else'. His writing was greatly influenced by his travels to Asia and his friendship with psychoanalyst Carl Jung. In 1946 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Several of his novels are available or forthcoming from Pushkin Press Classics, including Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund and Demian.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781805330776 |
| ISBN 10 | 1805330772 |
| Title | The Journey to the East |
| Author | Hermann Hesse |
| Series | Pushkin Press Classics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2024-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
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