{"product_id":"9781805330776","title":"The Journey to the East by Hermann Hesse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The classic literal-metaphorical journey' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic meditation on artistic creation and the quest for spiritual transcendence from the Nobel Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of the Great War, a band of artists embarks on a journey traversing space and time. Each is on a different quest, but all are united in a vow of secrecy. Years later, a writer tries to set down an account of the voyage, thereby breaking his vow - only to find words, memories, and his very sense of self beginning to slip from his grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA kaleidoscopic narrative reeling between despair and elation, Hermann Hesse's novel is a profound meditation on creativity and spiritual transcendence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Hilda Rosner.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHermann Hesse (1877-1962) was born in was born in W?rttemberg, Germany. He resented his pious and repressive upbringing, and was determined to be 'a writer or nothing else'. His writing was greatly influenced by his travels to Asia and his friendship with psychoanalyst Carl Jung. In 1946 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Several of his novels are available or forthcoming from Pushkin Press Classics, including \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDemian.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44582821068978,"sku":"9781805330776","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805330776.jpg?v=1737625496","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781805330776","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}