Friday, 15. December 2006, 09:46:41
books, me
I read this book for the first time when I was 13. And read it several more times since than, every time discovering something new while sinking deeper into it.
Hesse is a astonishing writer.
This book is a must for any intellectual on the planet.
Please, don't read Coelho, read Hesse and Chekhov! Hermann Hesse (1877-1962)
German poet and novelist, who has explored in his work the duality of spirit and nature and individual's spiritual search outside restrictions of the society. Hesse was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. Several of Hesse's novels depict the protagonist's journey into the inner self. A spiritual guide assists the hero in his quest for self-knowledge and shows the way beyond the world "deluded by money, number and time."
Thursday, 14. December 2006, 08:13:43
books, me
"Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again," writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight." Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic." --Gail Hudson
Mass Market Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Avon (January 1, 1976)
Language: English
ISBN: 0380012863
Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.3 inches
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