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Hesse's other books are also well worth reading, if you liked Siddhartha. My favorites are Narcissus and Goldmnund, The Glass Bead Game, Journey to the East, and parts of Steppenwolf.

His perennial themes are coming of age, division within the self, and intellect vs intuition/emotion, success in conventional society vs renunciation and seeking on the spiritual path.



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