the epitome of middle-class mediocrity
A missionary brutally converted to the worship of a tribal fetish is left with but an echo of his identity
Hume's philosophy of informed scepticism sees man not as a religious creation
And their misadventures – in gypsy caravans
while generations of ordinary readers have responded to the straightforward intimacy of his style
Siddhartha | Hermann Hesse Pika & Bear the epitome of middle-class mediocrityThe classic novel of a quest for knowledge that has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. Nominated as one of Americas best loved novels by PBSs The Great American Read Though set in a place and time far removed from the Germany of 1922, the year of the books debut, the novel is infused with the sensibilities of Hermann Hesses time, synthesizing disparate philosophiesEastern religions, Jungian archetypes,