Narcissus and Goldmund
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About This Novel
"Narcissus and Goldmund" is a novel by German writer and Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse. The young monk Narcissus was pious and docile, while his friend Goldmund was rebellious and uninhibited. He secretly had trysts with girls, escaped from the monastery and wandered around. Many years later, he was sentenced to death for falling in love with the governor's mistress. Narcissus, who became the abbot of the monastery, rescued him from prison and asked him to specialize in sculpture art. He integrated his life experience into his creations and achieved great success. Unable to settle for the status quo, he traveled again and became seriously ill. Narcissus expressed his friendship to him before his death, making him die happily. The novel shows the conflict between two different human natures.
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