SIDDHARTHA [Deluxe Annotated Edition] The Complete Classic With Illustrations, Favorite Quotes, & BONUS Entire Audiobook Narration Included. *** Featuring Dynamic Chapter Navigation Links & Professional Formatting for a Premium Reading Experience. Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during t SIDDHARTHA [Deluxe Annotated Edition] The Complete Classic With Illustrations, Favorite Quotes, & BONUS Entire Audiobook Narration Included. *** Featuring Dynamic Chapter Navigation Links & Professional Formatting for a Premium Reading Experience. Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel (1922), was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. Hesse dedicated Siddhartha to his wife Meiner Frau Ninon gewidmet and supposedly afterwards to Romain Rolland and Wilhelm Gundert. The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) + artha (meaning or wealth), which together means "he who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he who has attained his goals". In fact, the Buddha's own name, before his renunciation, was Siddhartha Gautama, Prince of Kapilvastu. In this book, the Buddha is referred to as "Gotama". ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Hermann Hesse (German: [ˈhɛɐ̯man ˈhɛsə]; July 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.