Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse Paperback Book 9780141984612

'One of his masterpieces . . . without doubt a great novel' GuardianOne of Hermann Hesse's greatest novels, Narcissus and Goldmund is an extraordinary recreation of the Middle Ages, contrasting the careers of two friends, one of whom shuns life in a monastery and goes on the road, tangled in the extremes of life in a world dominated by sin, plague and war, the other staying in the monastery and struggling, with equal difficulty, to lead a life of spiritual denial.An superb feat of imagination, Narcissus and Goldmund can only be compared to such films set in medieval Europe as Bergman's The Seventh Seal and Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev. It is a gripping, profound reading experience - as startling, in its different way, as Hesse's Siddhartha and Steppenwolf.

Author: Hermann Hesse Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Pages: 320 Page Count: 320 Publication Date: 2017 Year of Publication: 2017 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Weight: 356 g Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 20 cm Package Dimension Width: 12.9 cm Package Dimension Height: 2.2 cm ISBN: 9780141984612