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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 833.912
EAN: 9780312421670
ISBN: 0312421672
Label: Picador
Manufacturer: Picador
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: February 01, 2003
Publisher: Picador
Studio: Picador
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Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacherâs fierce intellect and sense of discipline. When Narcissus persuades the young student that he is not meant for a life of self-denial, Goldmund sets off in pursuit of aesthetic and physical pleasures, a path that leads him to a final, unexpected reunion with Narcissus.
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This is a review of Molinaro's translation, not of the novel itself, which I read in German. From reading the first page of Molinaro's translation, I have no confidence that this English version does any justice to Hesse's novel. For example, in reading the first page, I quickly saw one poorly translated sentence:
Molinaro: Generations of cloister boys passed beneath the foreign tree,...
Hesse: Unter dem ausländischen Baume waren schon manche Generationen von klosterschülern ... Read More
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In this work Hesse is writing in full stride. Wonderful narrative,fully realized characters and deep philosophical insights informing example of "literature" in the best sense of the word.
Hesse gives us two friends who are archetypes for the pursuit of the examined life and contrasts them. One is of the world and the other in the monastic tradition.
In one way Hesse is presenting the choices each thoughtful person must make and the benefits and problems with living in religion or the mind ... Read More
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I'm a little surprised most people praise this book. In my opinion, the writing was boring at times. I actually glanced over pages. I actually thought the main character was a disgusting, murdering, womanizer. I do see the relevance between the great contrast of good and evil, but I'd rather read Stephen King's "The Stand" over again instead of reading this book.
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This book has it all. The writing is beautiful, just reading it is soothing. Hesse discusses an important aspect of everyone's life - namely our wants, desires and strives vs. being bound by our surroundings and society. The author develops important insights for how to deal with this struggle using an illustrative example. This technique allows the reader to spend hours on this topic in a constructive manner, while enjoying a beautiful book.
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I read this book the first time when I was eighteen and a freshman in college. That was thirty eight years ago. I didn't think the book would hold up to a second reading in 2008 but I was wrong; it was better than I remembered it.
Maybe I think it is better now because I understand and appreciate Narcissus, who I then dismissed as a dud.
Additionally, in 1970, I read the book as a "road" novel and I saw Goldmund as a peripatetic hero--a medieval hippie. This time I understood ... Read More
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Dewey Decimal Number: 833.912
EAN: 9780312421670
ISBN: 0312421672
Label: Picador
Manufacturer: Picador
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: February 01, 2003
Publisher: Picador
Studio: Picador