Publisher's Synopsis
The novel set in traditional India, tells the life of Siddharta, a man for whom the path of truth passes through renunciation and the understanding of the unity that underlies everything that exists. In its pages, the author offers all the spiritual options of man. Herman Hesse dived into the soul of the Orient in order to bring its positive aspects to our society. Siddharta is the most representative work of this process and has had a great influence on western culture in the 20th century.