{"product_id":"2940177881386","title":"Siddhartha: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the purpose of life? Is religion the answer? How, in a world beset with misery and conflict, can we help to find inner peace?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiddhartha helped inspire the legions of counter-cultural “hippies” and other refuseniks who challenged the Western capitalist order in the 1960s and 1970s. Brought to you here in a new translation by William Aaltonen, Siddhatha is as relevant now as it was on publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tale follows a wealthy son of a Brahmin, Siddhatha, as he explores the extremes of human existence: first through religion, then via harsh self-denial, then by plunging headlong into the hedonism of sensual love, wealth, gambling, and power. At the very last, he finds a way to temper the pain of human existence, to transcend the self, and reach spiritual resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerman Hesse's profound and absorbing novella will help you find serenity and spiritual meaning in a difficult world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46295247814897,"sku":"2940177881386","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940177881386_p0.jpg?v=1765391352","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940177881386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}