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"Siddhartha" tells the story of Siddhartha, the son of a Brahmin, who embarks on the path of spiritual practice, love, business and enlightenment in order to pursue the true meaning of life. He finally realizes the unity of himself and all things by the river and completes the awakening of his soul.

This set contains 4 volumes, namely "Under the Wheel", "Demian: The Wandering Boyhood", "Steppenwolf", and "Siddhartha".

Hesse is a famous writer with profound ideological connotation and unique artistic personality. He is good at using symbolic artistic means to deeply analyze the pain suffered by the human soul from the spiritual and psychological aspects. Hesse yearned for the oriental culture of India and China throughout his life, and had a special affinity with oriental culture. His extraordinary poetic temperament and "Oriental complex" are integrated, making his works reveal a certain detachment behind the passion. This book collects Hesse's representative prose works written in the middle and late period. From them, it is not difficult for us to appreciate the profound thoughts and extraordinary attainments of this literary master.

Hesse is often mentioned for his novels and is famous throughout the world for his novels. But he is also an excellent poet and essayist. Most of these essays record his observations and thoughts on history and society. "Pilgrim's Song" is a prose chapter selected by the translator Xie Yingying from the complete works of Hesse. It includes childhood memories, thoughts on the war, letters to relatives and friends, miscellaneous conversations about relocation, and memories of the old place and old age. All of them are inseparable from the perception of life. Not only does it allow us to fully understand Hesse as a person, but it also purifies our souls by revealing his heart, thoughts, joys, sorrows, and even indignation.

"To the Indian Subcontinent" written by Hermann Hesse tells the story of Hermann Hesse, who has admired Eastern culture all his life and finally came to Asia. The steaming mainland of Southeast Asia. The mixed life of the colony made him marvel again and again. Hesse was in awe of the vastness of the primeval rainforest. He was also shocked by the picture of coolies working in the forest; he not only praised the Chinese, Indonesians, and Malays in Southeast Asia for not contracting modern Western diseases, but also despised their poor and blind imitation of European colonists. The ancient philosophy drawn from the literature is mixed with the experiences during travel, giving these travel essays a unique look and re-outlining the Eastern world in Hesse's eyes.

The clever Siddhartha is the son of a Brahmin with excellent morals and learning. In order to pursue his own value and his own truth, he left his Brahmin family and began his journey of seeking Taoism alone. In his life, he experienced love, success and other material and desires that could be achieved in earthly life, but the huge spiritual emptiness that followed made him extremely disgusted and despised himself. After making love with Kamala for the last time, he abandoned all worldly things. After almost a lifetime of pursuit, Siddhartha finally experienced the harmony and unity of all things, the indestructible nature of all life, and finally integrated himself into the eternity of the moment.

This book is the masterpiece of German writer Hesse, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This lyrical novel tells the story of the growth, development, and maturity of a gifted Indian young man. Through a lifetime of exploration and discovery, he finally realizes his ideal in his twilight years. It is a well-known "bildungsroman" throughout the world. Regardless of language or expression techniques, simplicity is like sketching or sketching, only seeking to achieve the desired effect. In the 1960s, Hesse gradually replaced Hemingway and became the literary idol of the American public at that time. His works provided postwar American readers with new impetus for spiritual analysis and reconstruction, and had a direct impact on the formation of the American Beat and hippie culture.

Siddhartha, an aristocratic young man from ancient India, walked and meditated on the rose path in the fig garden. Since his birth, Siddhartha has had the success that most people desire: a prominent family background, a smart mind, the love of his parents, the following of his friends, the admiration of the opposite sex... But these are not the life he wants. Siddhartha was full of confusion and longed to understand the true meaning of life. Just now, he made a decision: let go of everything in front of him and find his true self. Follow Siddhartha on a journey of spiritual enlightenment and wisdom to become a better version of yourself.

Hans was smart and talented since he was a child, and was regarded as a child prodigy. At school, he met Herman, a classmate who despised fame and was a maverick. Hans became a confidant, but Hermann was expelled from school. Hans was scolded by his teacher and ridiculed by his classmates. Amidst the ridicule day by day, Hans gradually lost control of his own destiny...

This book is an autobiographical novel by Hermann Hesse, a classic work of self-healing and growth for "social fears". The protagonist Harry had lofty personal ideals when he was young, but was rejected by the society at that time. Once, he read a booklet called "Steppenwolf" and awakened the "wolf nature" hidden under his "human nature". In order to get rid of the pain of loneliness, he went to a pub to get drunk and have fun, but he only gained short-term relief. Later, he entered a magic theater and saw various scattered personalities, so he pieced them together into a complete self. Finally, he got rid of despair and returned to real life. This book uses Harry's situation to express Hesse's own physical and mental healing process, while also revealing the symptoms of the decline of European culture at that time.

"Demian" is one of the masterpieces of the German literary master Hesse. It is a coming-of-age novel that tells the story of young Sinclair's arduous journey of finding himself. Sinclair, who was born and grew up in a wealthy family, fell into endless entanglement because of a lie he told. Later, a young man named Demian appeared and brought him light. From then on, he began to embark on the path of loneliness and self-discovery. Later, Demian appeared in different identities and appearances, pointing out the way forward for Sinclair every time he hesitated...

"The Wandering Boyhood" describes the difficult journey of young Sinclair's pursuit of self. Sinclair, who was born and grew up in the "light world", accidentally discovered a completely different "another world". The chaos and darkness there made him anxious and confused, and he fell into the disaster caused by lies. At this time, a young man named Demian appeared and took him out of the swamp. From then on, he began to walk towards loneliness and find himself. In the years that followed, "Demian" appeared in different identities, becoming his guide every time he was searching alone and making difficult decisions... The whole novel is written in Hesse's iconic lyrical style. It is a psychological novel that describes the process of implementing the true self and explores one's own destiny. It can be said to be Hesse's monumental masterpiece.

The whole book contains two parts. "Klingsor's Last Summer" is a novella written by Hesse in 1919. At that time, the First World War had just ended, and the world had not yet recovered from the chaos. Tens of millions of soldiers, prisoners of war, and people returned to the freedom that they both yearned for and feared from years of rigid and unified obedience. Some young people were dragged away by the war in their childhood and now "return", but must face a completely unfamiliar reality. For "old people" like Hesse, those worldviews that were once highly recognized have become ridiculous and ridiculous things of the past. Everything becomes suspicious and disturbing. In such a summer, a farewell summer, a day full of power and light, temptation and charm, filled with southern sunshine and the aroma of wine, the painter Klingsor transformed into Li Taibai, roamed, drank and debated with his friends Du Fu, Louis and the Armenian astrologer. Finally, at the end of summer, I used up all the fuel in my life to complete the final painting. The second part, "Wanderings", is a collection of prose and poetry written by Hesse.

Hesse's collection of poems contains about one hundred poems. For Hesse, poetry "is the soul's response to experience... Poetry first speaks only to the poet himself, his breathing, his shouts, his dreams, his smile, and his struggle." The suffering, darkness and chaos during the crisis period of his life, as well as the inner conflicts and communication, all naturally enter the poem. The connotation of his poems is completely consistent with that of his novels and prose.

"Demian: The Lost Boy" is one of Hesse's masterpieces. It tells the story of the young Sinclair's arduous journey of finding his own way. Sinclair, who was born and grew up in the "light world", accidentally discovered a completely different "another world". The chaos and darkness there made him anxious and confused, and he fell into the disaster caused by lies. At this time, a young man named Demian appeared and took him out of the swamp. From then on, he began to walk towards loneliness and find himself. In the years that followed, "Demian" appeared in different identities, becoming his guide every time he was searching alone and making difficult choices... "Demian" was first published in 1919, and the original author was signed by Emile Sinclair. After the publication of the work, it caused a huge response in the society. Its popularity was only rivaled by "The Sorrows of Young Werther" in the last century.

Hermann Hesse, originally from Germany, became a Swiss citizen in 1923 and lived in seclusion in the Swiss countryside for a long time. He is known as the last knight of German Romanticism. His masterpiece "Steppenwolf" has caused a sensation in Europe and America, and was hailed as "Germany's Ulysses" by Thomas Mann. In 1946, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature "because his inspired works are powerful and insightful, and also provide an example of lofty humanitarian ideals and noble style." "Siddhartha" describes the life of a Brahmin noble young man who seeks the true meaning of life. Siddhartha, an aristocratic young man in ancient India, was handsome and intelligent, and had everything that people envied. In order to pursue spiritual peace, he embarked on a journey of seeking Taoism alone. He listened to Buddha Gautama's teachings in Savatthi City, met the famous prostitute Kamala in the bustling city, and became a wealthy businessman. The enjoyment of his soul and body reached its peak, but it made him tired of and despised himself to the extreme. After making love with Kamala for the last time, he abandoned all worldly things and came to the river to end his life. At that most desperate moment, he suddenly heard the eternal voice of the river of life... After almost a lifetime of pursuit, Siddhartha finally experienced the harmony and unity of all things, the indestructible nature of all life, and finally integrated himself into the eternity of the moment. The novel is hailed as the essence of Hesse's thought and literary works, and is a successful work with worldwide influence.

As a German scholar who experienced two world wars (and later moved to Switzerland and became a naturalized citizen), Hesse went straight to the point and spoke out against the patriotic atmosphere that was generally hijacked by nationalism in Germany. Even at the end of World War I, Hesse prescribed medicine to German youths who were confused and confused after the defeat. This confession of Hermann Hesse cannot be compared with any collection of war documents. It expresses an unswerving and uncompromising poetic spirit that foresees the turbulence of war and uses Goethe's classical spirit to fight against the corruption of human thought and defend human dignity with a loud voice. In these testimonies that have stood the test of time, not a word has failed. It is a shocking and sobering legacy for today's generation.