Hermann Hesse has 23 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 35 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 128 ratings. The most-rated is Siddhartha.
Siddhartha
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In Siddhartha, Herman Hesse conveys a very profound message for all those who seek meaning in their lives. Though set in India, the concerns of Siddhartha are universal, expressing Hesse's general interest in the conflict between mind, body, and spirit. It is a story of a Brahmin boy who follows his heart and ventures out into the world to experience life as a pious Brahmin, a Samana, a rich merchant, a lover, and ordinary ferryman to a father - each life bringing a new awakening, bringing him closer to the truth until he is finally one with Buddha.
Public Domain (P)2012 Cherry Hill Publishing
Steppenwolf
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Harry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a reclusive intellectual for whom life holds no joy. He struggles to reconcile the wild, primeval wolf and the rational man within himself without surrendering to the bourgeois values he despises. His life changes dramatically when he meets a woman who is his opposite, the carefree and elusive Hermine. With its blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, Steppenwolf, Hesse' best-known and most autobiographical work, originally published in English in 1929, continues to speak to our souls as a classic of modern literature.
©1927 S. Fischer Verlag A. G., Berlin. Renewal copyright 1955 Hermann Hesse. English translation copyright B 1929 Henry Holt and Company. Renewal copyright 1957 Hermann Hesse. Revised translation copyright 1963 Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc. Author's note copyright 1961 Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt Am Main (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America
Siddhartha
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Siddhartha: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!* Siddhartha, the ninth book written by Hermann Hesse, is about a young Indian boy who leaves his home in hopes of finding enlightenment with the wise "Goutama", which in this story is the Buddha. After learning what he can from Goutama, he decides to go off into the busy city and leads a life of greed and lust. When he realizes that the lifestyle is not fulfilling, and he reflects on his life, he goes to a river and contemplates suicide. However, it is here that Siddhartha meets a man who will change his life and help lead him to enlightenment, in this classic coming-of-age story about finding meaning and purpose. *Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.
Public Domain (P)2018 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Narcissus and Goldmund
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Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacher's fierce intellect and sense of discipline. When Narcissus persuades the young student that he is not meant for a life of self-denial, Goldmund sets off in pursuit of aesthetic and physical pleasures, a path that leads him to a final, unexpected reunion with Narcissus.
©1957 Herman Hesse (P)2009 BBC Audio
Demian
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The passionate account of a young man's growing awareness of his own identity, of his involvement in the secret and dangerous world of petty crime, and how, influenced by a precocious schoolmate, he rebels against convention and discovers not only the great joy of independence, but his own new powers for good and evil.
©1919 Hermann Hesse (P)2012 Michael A. Smith
The Glass Bead Game
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Set in the 23rd century, The Glass Bead Game is the story of Joseph Knecht, who has been raised in Castalia, which has provided for the intellectual elite to grow and flourish. Since childhood, Knecht has been consumed with mastering the Glass Bead Game, which requires a synthesis of aesthetics and scientific arts, such as mathematics, music, logic, and philosophy, which he achieves in adulthood, becoming a Magister Ludi (Master of the Game).
©1990 Hermann Hesse (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America
Siddhartha
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Siddhartha is Nobel Prize-winning author Hermann Hesse's most famous and influential work, a novel of self-exploration that will linger in your mind and spirit for a lifetime. A young man, blessed with loving parents and a safe home in a world where want and neglect abound, leaves this haven in search of himself. He joins the Samanas, a band of wandering ascetics without possessions or earthly ties. His quest unfulfilled, he descends into a life of unbounded luxury and indulgence. Where is truth? Where will his soul find true ease? In denial? In decadence? Or in some truth far greater than himself, so simple, so close to him, yet so obvious that only clear eyes may see it? Siddhartha reawakens questions most of us have long ceased asking ourselves and opens paths to spirituality many of us have never traveled. Translated by Joachim Neugroschel.
©1999 Joachim Neugroschel (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC.
The Seasons of the Soul
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Vowing at an early age "to be a poet or nothing at all", Hermann Hesse rebelled against formal education, focusing on a rigorous program of independent study that included literature, philosophy, art, and history. One result of these efforts was a series of novels that became counterculture bibles that remain widely influential today. Another was a body of evocative spiritual poetry. Published for the first time in English, these vivid, probing short works reflect deeply on the challenges of life and provide a spiritual solace that transcends specific denominational hymns, prayers, and rituals. The Seasons of the Soul offers valuable guidance in poetic form for those longing for a more meaningful life, seeking a sense of homecoming in nature, in each stage of life, in a renewed relationship with the divine. Extensive quotations from his prose introduce each theme addressed in the book: love, imagination, nature, the divine, and the passage of time. A foreword by Andrew Harvey reintroduces us to a figure about whom some may have believed everything had already been said. Thoughtful commentary throughout from translator Ludwig Max Fischer helps readers understand the poems within the context of Hesse's life.
©2011 North Atlantic Books (P)2012 Ludwig Max Fischer
Siddhartha
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Hermann Karl Hesse (1877-1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, and Siddhartha, a novel that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The structure of the novel reflects three of the traditional stages of life for Hindu males (student, householder, and recluse) as well as the Buddha's four noble truths and eight-fold path. The narrative of Siddharta contains a blend of Buddhist precepts, Jungian archetypes and Western individualism. Since the publication of the English translation in 1951, the novel has had an enormous influence on popular culture, especially rock music.
Public Domain (P)2020 Woodkeep Audio
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El Lobo Estepario [Steppenwolf]
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La novela que influenció toda una generación. El Lobo estepario es una de las grandes novelas del premio Nobel de 1946 Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), por tratar en forma profunda el tema del antagonismo entre las dos naturalezas de un individuo, en este caso Harry Haller, una persona desilusionada de la vida, que alterna la que se considera naturaleza bondadosa del ser humano con la ferocidad que caracteriza al lobo estepario. El misticismo y fantasía en que se desarrolla la obra, además de los conceptos que se derivan de ella, tuvo influencia en la forma de pensar y de comportarse de los jóvenes de los años cincuentas, que se veían reflejados en la personalidad dual de Haller. Here is the novel that influenced an entire generation. Steppenwolf is considered one of the greatest novels of author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), who won the Nobel Prize in 1946. The story analyzes, in a deep way, the antagonism between the dual natures within an individual: Harry Haller, a man disappointed with life, who alternates between what is considered the kindness of a human being with the ferocity that characterizes a savage wolf. The mystical and fantasy elements of the book, in addition to its original ideas, influenced the thinking and behavior of 1950s youth, who saw themselves reflected in Haller's dual personality. Please Note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©2006 Editorial Fonolibros, SA (P)2006 Editorial Fonolibros, SA
The Fairy Tales of Herman Hesse
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Step into a world of visions, philosophy, and passion in which dreamers, seekers, princesses, and wandering poets dwell. The 6 wonderful, romantic tales in this collection are reminiscent of ancient Oriental and German fairy tales. The selections, "The Poet," "The Flute Dream," "The Dwarf," "Faldum," "Ziegler," and "Dream of the Gods" were hand-picked by the narrator, legendary folk and rock musician Donovan.
Recording (P)1996 by Audio Literature; Translation Copyright ©1995 by Jack Zipes
Demian
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Here is the dramatic story of young, docile Emil Sinclair's descent - led by precocious schoolmate Max Demian - into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention and eventual awakening to selfhood. A brilliant psychological portrait of a troubled young man's quest for self-awareness, this coming-of-age novel achieved instant critical and popular acclaim upon its 1919 publication. A landmark in the history of 20th-century literature, it reflects the author's preoccupation with the duality of human nature and the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment.
©1925 Fischer Verlag; 1965 Harper and Row, Publishers, Incorprated; 1948 Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc. (Introduction) (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America
Siddhartha (Spanish Edition)
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La historia de Buda novelada por Herman Hesse. Esta novela, ambientada en la India tradicional, relata la vida de Siddhartha, un hombre para quien el camino de la verdad pasa por la renuncia y la comprensión de la unidad que subyace en todo lo existente. En sus páginas, el autor ofrece todas las opciones espirituales del hombre. Hermann Hesse buceó en el alma de Oriente a fin de aportar sus aspectos positivos a nuestra sociedad. Siddhartha es la obra más representativa de este proceso y ha ejercido una gran influencia en la cultura occidental del siglo XX. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
Public Domain (P)2017 Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A.U.
El Lobo Estepario
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En El lobo estepario, Hermann Hesse denuncia la crisis de la civilización occidental y el valor de la vida individual, contrastándola conmovedoramente contra valores ya prescritos y percepciones de la vida totalmente dejados atrás. Con una prosa sencilla, aguda, ágil y muy reflexiva, este autor nacionalizado suizo cuestiona severamente todos los esquemas que sostienen desde hace varios cientos de años los detalles de una cultura occidental que obligan a realizar una intensa e imprescindible revisión, ya que según los planteamientos de la novela, se está lejos de contar con un solución apropiada para toda la humanidad.
©2019 Stream Readers (P)2019 Stream Readers
Das Glasperlenspiel
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Josef Knecht steigt in der Ordensprovinz Kastalien zum Magister Ludi auf, dem höchsten Priester des sakralen Glasperlenspiels. Der Orden idealisiert die vollkommene Selbstaufgabe des Einzelnen für den Dienst an der Gemeinschaft. Doch bald schon stößt Knecht an die Grenzen seiner dienenden Selbstverwirklichung und bricht auf... "Das Glasperlenspiel ist ein Spiel mit sämtlichen Inhalten und Werten unserer Kultur, es spielt mit ihnen, wie etwa in den Blütezeiten der Künste ein Maler mit den Farben seiner Palette gespielt haben mag..." Hermann Hesse, 1877 - 1962, veröffentlichte 1943 mit dem "Glasperlenspiel" zweifelsohne sein Opus magnum, das aufgrund der Erfahrungen während der Hitler-Zeit entstand und großes Aufsehen erregte. Für sein Gesamtwerk wurde er vielfach ausgezeichnet, 1946 erhielt er den Nobelpreis für Literatur.
(c)2002 Der Hörverlag + (p) 2002 Hessischer Rundfunk/Radio Bremen
Das Glasperlenspiel
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Der Klassiker erstmals als ungekürzte Lesung Josef Knecht hat es im altehrwürdigen Orden Kastalien bis zum angesehenen Magister Ludi, zum Meister des Glasperlenspiels, gebracht. Dieses Spiel vereint in sich das Wissen und die Künste der ganzen Welt. Wir begleiten den jungen, hochbegabten Waisenknaben Josef Knecht auf seiner Laufbahn durch alle Stufen der Ordenshierarchie bis zu dem Punkt, an dem in ihm eine weitreichende Erkenntnis reift...
©1943 Hermann Hesse (P)2015 der Hörverlag
Siddhartha
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Auf der Suche nach dem Sinn seines Lebens schlägt der junge Brahmane Siddhartha viele Wege ein: Er wird Asket und Pilger, dann Kaufmann und Vater. Doch immer glaubt er, gescheitert zu sein, wird des Lebens überdrüssig, bis er eines Tages begreift, dass in der Vielfalt seiner Erfahrungen die Erkenntnis verborgen ist. Ein Buch, dessen Tiefe in der kunstvoll einfachen und klaren Sprache verborgen liegt, eine Klarheit, die vermutlich die geistige Erstarrung jener literarischen Philister aus dem Konzept bringt, die immer so genau wissen, was gute und was schlechte Literatur ist. Der große Charakterdarsteller Ulrich Matthes gibt der Weisheit von Hesses Werk eine Stimme, die uns nicht mehr loslässt.
(c)+(p) 2001 Der Hörverlag
Enlightenment Collection
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Enlightenment Collection contains the following works: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Patanjali, Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, and The Analects of Confucius by Confucius.
©2018 Combray Media (P)2018 Combray Media
Der Steppenwolf
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Erstmals in vollständiger Lesung.
"Es war einmal einer namens Harry, genannt der Steppenwolf. Er ging auf zwei Beinen, trug Kleider und war ein Mensch, aber eigentlich war er doch eben ein Steppenwolf..." Harry Haller verzweifelt an sich selbst. Wie kann er sich einerseits nach Kunst und Schönheit sehnen und andererseits so dunkle, animalische Triebe besitzen? Dem Selbstmord nah, lernt er Hermine, eine Kurtisane, kennen. Durch ihre Hilfe gelangt er zur Einsicht, dass der Mensch viel mehr ist, als Harry erwartete.
Sylvester Groth legt alles in seine Stimme, was Harry Haller ausmacht: Klarheit, Sehnsucht, Verzweiflung, Hoffnung und Heiterkeit. Das Vorwort des Herausgebers und den Tractat liest Hans Peter Hallwachs.
©1927 Hermann Hesse / Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin (P)2013 Der Hörverlag
Hesse Projekt 1
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Das Komponistenduo Schönherz & Fleer inszenierte ausgewählte Gedichte und Prosatexte von Hermann Hesse, dessen Werke nicht von ungefähr in mehr als sechzig Sprachen übersetzt und dessen Lyrik zur meistvertonten des 20. Jahrhunderts zählt. Mal poetisch und intim, mal sehnsuchtsvoll oder aufrührerisch - Hesse findet Worte und Bilder für alle Seelenzustände. Von großen Schauspielern und Musikern interpretiert und im Einklang mit der Musik von Schönherz & Fleer, die 2004 für ihr "Rilke Projekt" mit dem internationalen Buchpreis "Corine" ausgezeichnet wurden, erweist sich einmal mehr die zeitlose Aktualität Hermann Hesses als Dichter der Selbstbestimmung und Mitmenschlichkeit.
Musik & Arrangement: Richard Schönherz und Angelica Fleer
©2006 Suhrkamp Verlag (P)2007 Schönherz & Fleer