“The book is "Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse. I first read most of Hesse's major work as a teenager,”
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“and the "Bhagavad Gita." And so the writing of "Siddhartha" was in itself,”
“I would recommend to read "Demian" when you are younger, "Steppenwolf" when you are older,”
“"Steppenwolf" when you are older, "Siddhartha" throughout your life,”
“especially in moments of crisis, and "The Glass Bead Game" if you want to take on Hesse's magnum opus,”