The Journey to the East, Hermann Hesse
The Journey to the East, Hermann Hesse
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The Journey to the East

Author: Hermann Hesse

Narrator: Joseph Kant

Unabridged: 1 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HN Publishing

Published: 09/21/2023

Synopsis

"Journey to the East" is written from the point of view of a man who becomes a member of "The League", a timeless religious sect whose members include famous fictional and real characters, such as Plato, Mozart, Pythagoras, Paul Klee, Don Quixote, Tristram Shandy, Baudelaire, and the ferryman Vasudeva, a character from one of Hesse's earlier works, Siddhartha.

About Hermann Hesse

Poet and novelist Hermann Hesse (1877–1962) was born in Germany and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote many novels, stories, and essays that bear a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. Among his many works are The Glass Bead Game, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and Narcissus and Goldmund. In 1946, Hesse was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben

This is an anomaly in Hesse’s oeuvre – a personal piece in which he risks alienating his wider audience, and yet in another sense his most universal work. It’s true, I say this having had few successes in recommending it, yet so far no-one I’ve given it to has disliked it, even if it has left them f......more

Goodreads review by Susan

When I first read The Journey to the East in my youth, I was not ready for it. Having just reread it, I must confess that I am still not ready for it. But I am, at least, a little closer to being ready. Hopefully one day I will be ready and then I will read it and smile a wise smile of understanding......more

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