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Book, 2008
Current format, Book, 2008, 2008 Modern Library pbk. ed, All copies in use.
Book, 2008
Current format, Book, 2008, 2008 Modern Library pbk. ed, All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formats
In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life -- the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom.
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