--- product_id: 14731922 title: "Siddhartha (Modern Library Classics)" price: "AED 72" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/14731922-siddhartha-modern-library-classics store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Siddhartha (Modern Library Classics) **Price:** AED 72 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Siddhartha (Modern Library Classics) - **How much does it cost?** AED 72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/14731922-siddhartha-modern-library-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Siddhartha (Modern Library Classics) [Hesse, Hermann, Bernofsky, Susan, Robbins, Tom] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Siddhartha (Modern Library Classics) Review: Amazing - I tried reading a different translation of this book about three years ago, and I just could not get into it the way I did with this one. Admittedly, that could be because it was three years ago and I have certainly changed during that time, but I definitely think that the translation was at least part of it. This particular translation is gorgeous, and I have fallen in love with the book itself as a result. It is a fantastic story that has been so beautifully translated that I want to learn German so I can read the original. I read it twice in the first week I had it, and it has since become the book I carry around with me and start reading whenever I have some extra time and need something to do. I have been able to find so much wisdom, meaning, and significance in this book. Indeed, I am not usually the type of person to read the stuff that comes before the book actually starts (introduction, forward, translator's note, etc.), but I did that with this and found even that fascinating. In short, I would highly recommend this book, and this translation, to anyone wishing to be treated to a lovely, peaceful story told with elegance and simplicity. Review: Small book with great wisdom. - Amazingly written book. The story flows like a silent river imparting spiritual wisdom. This is so much of a spiritual text than a regular story. Set in ancient India, the story is about the journey of a man out to discover himself and learn the lessons of life with his own experiences. The essence of the narrative is in how he goes through the various stages of his life and is being transformed. I am sure I will read this book again in the future. Probably more than once. I am sure that with every read, I will discover a different perspective from the content. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #47,566 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,563 in Classic Literature & Fiction #1,757 in Religious Literature & Fiction #3,520 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (374) | | Dimensions | 5.06 x 0.37 x 7.91 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 0812974786 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0812974782 | | Item Weight | 4.8 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 160 pages | | Publication date | December 4, 2007 | | Publisher | Modern Library | ## Images ![Siddhartha (Modern Library Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91dX5D-aoTL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing *by P***S on March 3, 2012* I tried reading a different translation of this book about three years ago, and I just could not get into it the way I did with this one. Admittedly, that could be because it was three years ago and I have certainly changed during that time, but I definitely think that the translation was at least part of it. This particular translation is gorgeous, and I have fallen in love with the book itself as a result. It is a fantastic story that has been so beautifully translated that I want to learn German so I can read the original. I read it twice in the first week I had it, and it has since become the book I carry around with me and start reading whenever I have some extra time and need something to do. I have been able to find so much wisdom, meaning, and significance in this book. Indeed, I am not usually the type of person to read the stuff that comes before the book actually starts (introduction, forward, translator's note, etc.), but I did that with this and found even that fascinating. In short, I would highly recommend this book, and this translation, to anyone wishing to be treated to a lovely, peaceful story told with elegance and simplicity. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Small book with great wisdom. *by J***U on May 27, 2015* Amazingly written book. The story flows like a silent river imparting spiritual wisdom. This is so much of a spiritual text than a regular story. Set in ancient India, the story is about the journey of a man out to discover himself and learn the lessons of life with his own experiences. The essence of the narrative is in how he goes through the various stages of his life and is being transformed. I am sure I will read this book again in the future. Probably more than once. I am sure that with every read, I will discover a different perspective from the content. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good translation *by L***. on August 18, 2012* Most people have read Siddhartha, this is the 5th time for me although before it was Hilda Rosner's translation. First I want to say I am subtracting a star because of the intro by Tom Robbins. In the beginning he made a statement that Hesse experimented with "hallucinogenic mescaline". I did not know this and started researching it. I could find statements that he "may" have and one biographer said maybe but he doesnt think so. How can Robbins make such a flat out statement unless he has some proof. This bothered me and I stopped reading the intro. I dont see this statement as being true so now I would question everything he claims. The into should be removed unless they have evidence. For the translation, it is good. I was comparing it to Rosner's from time to time as I read. The wording is not radically different, a little similar actually but Bernofsky's flows well and has good rhythm. There were 3 things that seemed questionable. She used the word "bar" where as Rosner uses "inn" and "pen pusher" to Rosner's "sacrificial official". Bar and pen pusher seemed to me a little inauthentic and did not to fit the people and times then. Also Bernofsky uses the term "child people" ("Kind Menschen"), whereas Rosner uses "ordinary people" ("gewoumlhnliche Menschen") throughout the book. Child people just sounded awkward to me. I wonder what the German words that Hesse used would actually translate to. Although Theodore Ziolkowski uses "child-people" in his analysis of Siddhartha. I suppose it does describe better how Siddhartha viewed the people that played the daily games of ordinary life. In terms of translation theory sometimes the literal translation looses some of its meaning into the English phrase resulting in a more workman like translation. It seems Bernofsky has more successfully captured the spirit of what the author intended. These may be picky things, they just stuck in my mind while reading. But it reads very well and I would recommend it. 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