Seeking spiritual englightenment, the young Brahmin Siddhartha renounces all earthly possessions to become a wandering Samana. When neither the ascetic life nor the teaching of Gautama, the Buddha, bring him fulfillmenty, Siddhartha is tempted into worldly ways through his lover for the beautiful Kamala. Disgusted with his wanton life, Siddhartha embraces humility and embarks on a personal quest find the hidden Buddha within himsdelf and all the world.

The story of Siddhartha and his odyssey of spiritual self-discovedry has inspired readers for nearly a century. This new translation captures the widsom and serence beauity of Herman Hesse's timeless tale.