hermann hesse

phantom pope · February 07, 2003, 01:24:22 AM

nobleprice of literature 1946

s0me g00d b00ks he wr0te:

- steppenwolf [the life of buddha]
- the glaspearlgame [(c)1943 'science fiction-like' story
... deals with a special game in past, present and future!]

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phantom pope · February 08, 2003, 01:27:46 AM

ooops!

sidhartha - is about life of buddha
steppenwolf - hmm... m0re practical simulation

btw: hesse is not exactly what you guys would expect as CHAOTIC literature!?
but no doubt, it's a clever alternative to learn how all things are related in same way.

anyway - i still prefer his genius glaspearlgame

phantom pope (readYOURweed)

fiVe · February 10, 2003, 12:49:40 AM

Good books, this one also is a favourite.

Demian (pub. 1919)
about youth, growth and Abraxas.

VerdadVida · February 22, 2003, 12:05:59 AM

Man, when I was younger I started looking through my dad's old college texts and read Steppenwolf and Siddhartha. I've recently re-read Siddhartha but haven't gotten around to Steppenwolf...really loved both, though. Simple and intense.

Psyche Zenobia · November 18, 2003, 12:37:26 AM

BUMPITTY WUMP

Penumbral · November 18, 2003, 01:06:09 AM

*EATITTY WUMP*

slothrop23 · November 23, 2003, 02:23:49 PM

hesse was a good writer. the glass bead game was his lifes work, and my favorite, i keep giving all my hesse books away though, i have to buy them all again.

Tallgeese · March 21, 2004, 03:10:23 AM

For a nicely cynical view of Herman Hesse's writings and his popularity, I recommend "Why They Read Hesse" an essay by Kurt Vonnegut (found in the Wampeters, Foma, and Granfaloons book.

(does it count as a zombie thread if it's still on the front page?)

sakredchao · April 18, 2004, 05:50:30 AM

i'm 25 now.. first read siddhartha at 23. i promised my 40 year old cousin i'd read it ever ten years hence.. i imagine it will be a brand new experience each subsequent time.

kim s chatfield