{"product_id":"9780486117690","title":"Siddhartha (Dual-Language)","description":"Nobel prize-winning author Hermann Hesse imagined life in India during the lifetime of the Buddha to create this memorable tale about a restless seeker of enlightenment. First published in 1922, \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha \u003c\/i\u003eemploys powerful symbolism to impart its timeless teachings.\u003cbr\u003eThe story concerns a young Brahman who quits his comfortable home to join a roving group of holy men in striving to empty their hearts of passion and desire through self-denial and meditation. Discouraged by his failure to find Nirvana after three years of the strictest asceticism, the young seeker turns to the fleshly world, where he becomes a wealthy merchant and partakes of sensual pleasures with a sophisticated courtesan. Years of materialistic self-indulgence numb Siddhartha's soul, but at his moment of greatest despondency, he begins to experience his long-sought spiritual awakening. True enlightenment, he realizes, cannot be received from the lessons of others; it must be attained through individual struggle. \u003cbr\u003eThis handy dual-language edition — with its excellent line-for-line English translation on pages facing the original German text — offers students an outstanding opportunity to hone their German-language skills while discovering a literary classic.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072855884016,"sku":"9780486117690","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486117690_p0.jpg?v=1763707957","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486117690","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}