Siddhartha (World Classics Unabridged)

<p>Siddhartha (first published in 1922) is a novel based on the early life of Buddhainspired by the author's visit to India before the First World War. The novel is about the young Brahmin Siddhartha's search for self- realization. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism from the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan and of wealth and fame to the painful struggles with his son and the ultimate wisdom of renunciation.</p>