Narcissus and Goldmund - by Hermann Hesse (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character who set each other on different paths in life.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Hermann Hesse's<i> Narcissus and Goldmund </i>is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacher's fierce intellect and sense of discipline. When Narcissus persuades the young student that he is not meant for a life of self-denial, Goldmund sets off in pursuit of aesthetic and physical pleasures, a path that leads him to a final, unexpected reunion with Narcissus.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A poetic novel unique in its fascination." --<i>Thomas Mann</i> <p/>"Hesse was a great writer in precisely the modern sense: complex, subtle, allusive; alive to the importance of play, to the desperate yet frolicsome game of writing....Narcissus and Goldmund is his very best....What makes this short book so limitlessly vast is the body-and-soul-shaking debate that runs through it, which it has the honesty and courage not to resolve: between the flesh and spirit, art and scientific or religious speculation, action and contemplation, between the wayfaring and the sedentary in us." --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"One of the most profound and magical novels published in our age." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Hermann Hesse</b> was born in Germany in 1877 and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote novels, stories, and essays bearing a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. His works include <i>Steppenwolf</i>, <i>Narcissus and Goldmund</i>, and <i>The Glass Bead Game</i>. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Hermann Hesse died in 1962.</p>
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