Siddhartha: Siddhartha (Modern Library Classics) by Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse tells of a young man who leaves a privileged life in search of understanding. Through friendship, love, work and fatherhood, his journey leads him to question whether wisdom can simply be received from another person.

This Modern Library edition is translated by Susan Bernofsky and includes an introduction by Tom Robbins. It is a distinct English translation of Hesse’s novel, not a biography of the historical Buddha or the Joachim Neugroschel Penguin edition.