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Siddhartha

Authorial Information - Herman Hesse was born in 1877 in a rural part of Germany. He lived in a ministry and was expected to devote his life to his religion. He however left the ministry in 1892. When he was expelled from high school he started work at a German bookstore. In 1919 he moved permanently to Switzerland and released many books. One of his last books, Magistar Ludi, won him the Nobel Prize in 1946. He lived in seclusion in Switzerland until his death in 1962.
Author's Unique Style - Herman Hesse uses dreams to foretell what stage of his life he is going to next. He also uses images of the river to represent the rivers knowledge and wisdom.
Setting - takes place in India ...

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to obtain inner peace. He follows Siddhartha for a while, but eventually goes to follow Buddha. Towards the end Govinda meets up with Siddhartha and discovers that he has obtained peace.
Vasadava- Vasadava is the old ferryman that has obtained the peace that Siddhartha has striven to obtain. He learns all that he knows about spirituality and peace from the river. At the end Vasadava leaves into the woods to die in peace.
Kamaswami- Kamaswami is the rich merchant that employees Siddhartha at one time. He is driven only by money and greed. Not much is said of Kamaswami except that he loses his star merchant Siddhartha.
Kamala- Kamala is the prostitute that teaches Siddhartha of physical love. She is driven by money, but is also very spiritual. When Siddhartha leaves her she closes her business and joins the Buddhists. When she makes a visit to see Buddha she meets with Siddhartha. While they are talking she gets bitten by a poisonous snake and dies.

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Added: 9/29/2008 04:55:49 AM
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