Siddhartha
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New York, NY : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2009.
ISBN
9780811218504, 0811218503
Lexile measure
1010L
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Published
New York, NY : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2009.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
174 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780811218504, 0811218503
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Level 7.1, 6 Points
Lexile measure
1010

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General Note
"A New Directions Book."
General Note
"'Siddhartha' was first published as New Directions Paperbook 65 in 1957"--Title page verso.
General Note
"'The Dhammapada' was first published as New Directions Paperbook 188 in 1965"--Title page verso.
General Note
This reissue, containing both books, first published as New Directions Paperbook 155 in 2009"--Title page verso.
Description
"Written in a prose of almost biblical simplicity and beauty, Siddhartha is the story of a soul's long quest for the answer to the enigma of man's role on earth. As a youth, the young Indian Siddhartha meets the Buddha but isn't content with the disciple's role. He must work out his own destiny-- a torturous road on which he experiences a love affair with the beautiful courtesan Kamala, the temptation of success and riches, the heartache of struggling with his own son, and finally, renunciation and self-knowledge. The name "Siddhartha" is often given to the Buddha himself-- perhaps a clue to Hesse's aims contrasting the traditional legendary figure with his own conception. This new edition of the classic Siddhartha includes The Dhammapada ("Path of Virtue"), the 423 verses attributed to the Buddha himself, which forms the essence of the ethics of Buddhist philosophy."--Publisher's website.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hesse, H., Rosner, H., & Babbitt, I. (2009). Siddhartha (1st American pbk. ed.). New Directions Publishing Corporation.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962, Hilda, Rosner and Irving Babbitt. 2009. Siddhartha. New Directions Publishing Corporation.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962, Hilda, Rosner and Irving Babbitt. Siddhartha New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hesse, Hermann, Hilda Rosner, and Irving Babbitt. Siddhartha 1st American pbk. ed., New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2009.

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