Siddhartha (The New Classics Series)
New York: New Directions, 1951. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2335138
First American trade edition, second state (Paterson spelled correctly on verso of half title page). Lacks jacket. Edges faded, minor indentation on front corner, small dealer plate on front endpaper.
153 pp. Grey cloth, black titles. Translated from the original German by Hilda Rosner. The classic novel by the Nobel Prize winning author. "Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life -- the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom."
Price: $125.00