“Truth is lived, not taught.” Introduction The Glass Bead Game (also known as Magister Ludi) is Hermann Hesse’s final and most ambitious novel. Set in a futuristic society […]
German literature
Narcissus and Goldmund
“You are an artist, and I am a thinker. You sleep at the mother’s breast; I wake in the desert.” Part One: The Monastery Narcissus, a disciplined and […]
German literature
Siddhartha
“Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else… Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom.” Part One: […]