Narcissus and Goldmund

Hesse, Hermann 1877-1962 (Author). Vance, Simon. (Added Author).

Summary: First published in 1930, Narcissus and Goldmuna is the story of two diametrically opposite men: one, an ascetic monk firm in his religious commitment, and the other, a romantic youth hungry for worldly experience. Hesse was a great writer in precisely the modern sense: complex, subtle, allusive: alive to the importance of play. Narcissus and Goldmuna is his very best. What makes this short book so limitlessly vast is the body-and-soul-shaking debate that runs through it, which it has the honesty and courage not to resolve: between the flesh and spirit, art and scientific or religious speculation, action and contemplation.

Record details

ISBN: 9780792762706 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
ISBN: 0792762703 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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Publisher: North Kingstown : BBC Audiobooks America, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 10:37:45.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Simon Vance.
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 152746 KB; MP3 file size: 299255 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web.