Narcissus and Goldmund - Couverture souple

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the international best-selling author of Siddhartha.

Narcissus is a teacher at Mariabronn, a monastery in medieval Germany, and Goldmund is his favourite pupil. While Narcissus remains detached from the world in prayer and meditation, Goldmund runs away from the monstery in pursuit of love and a picaresque life. His eventual reunion with Narcissus brings into focus the diversity between artist and thinker, Dionysian and Apollonian.

This new edition features a foreword from the musician and artist Graham Coxon: 'The clean simplicity of Hesse's writing offers a vast space in which to push your weightless mind, and, although you can see the universe between the lines, he never forces you to venture too deeply but rather leaves it entirely up to you as to how far in you might like to travel. This is not just a story. This book is a gentle arm around the shoulder.'

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