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Original text by Hermann Hesse - translation by Sherab Chödzin Kohn - Performed by Barron Christian - Unabridged Fiction - 4 COMPACT DISCS - 5 hours

Publisher, Audio Partners (July 2001)

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This classic of twentieth-century literature chronicles the spiritual evolution of a man living in India at the time of the Buddha ­-- a spiritual journey that has inspired generations of readers. Here is a fresh translation from Sherab Chödzin Kohn, a gifted translator and longtime student of Buddhism and Eastern philosophy. Kohn's flowing, poetic translation conveys the philosophical and spiritual nuances of Hermann Hesse's text, paying special attention to the qualities of meditative experience. On the subject of sacred literature, Hesse once said: "The very oldest works age the least." The same may one day be said of his Nobel prize­winning masterpiece, as astonishing today as when it was first published nearly eighty years ago.

About the Author: Hermann Hesse ... was born in 1877 in Calw, Germany. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. He is the author of Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, Journey to the East, The Glass Bead Game, and many other books.

About the Translator: Sherab Chödzin Kohn ...has translated numerous books of spiritual and psychological interest from German and other European languages. He was a close student of Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa and is the author of The Awakened One: A Life of the Buddha.

About the Performer: Barron Christian ...is a voice and screen actor who has appeared in several motion picture films and on television throughout his career. He was the narrator of the Academy Award®-winning documentary film The Story of Healing.