Narcissus and Goldmund
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A gripping, vivid novel which brings to life Europe in the Middle Ages, in all its beauty and horror.
One of Hermann Hesse's greatest novels, Narcissus and Goldmund is an extraordinary recreation of the Middle Ages, contrasting the careers of two friends. One of them shuns life in a monastery and goes on the road, entangled in the extremes of life in a world dominated by sin, plague, and war. The other stays in the monastery, struggling with equal difficulty, to lead a life of spiritual denial.
An superb feat of imagination, Narcissus and Goldmund can only be compared to such films set in medieval Europe as Bergman's The Seventh Seal and Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev. It is a gripping, profound reading experience— as startling, in its different way, as Hesse's Siddhartha and Steppenwolf.
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse is esteemed as one of his masterpieces, celebrated for its exploration of contrasting lifestyles. Set in a medieval monastery, it follows Goldmund's journey from cloistered monkhood to a life rich with worldly experiences and indulgence in desires, before finding a deeper understanding through art. The novel is acclaimed for its profound themes and narrative, making it an essential read in literary circles.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141984612
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 April 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 237g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Hermann Hesse was born in Calw, Germany, in 1877. After a short period at a seminary he moved to Switzerland to work as a bookseller. During the First World War he worked for the Red Cross. His later novels - most importantly Siddhartha (1922), Steppenwolf (1927), Narcissus und Goldmund (1930) and The Glass Bead Game (1943) - and his poems and critical essays established him as one of the towering literary figures of the German-speaking world. He won many literary awards including the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. Hermann Hesse died in 1962.
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