{"product_id":"narcissus-and-goldmund-9781805330578","title":"Narcissus and Goldmund","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of literature's most moving portraits of friendship by an icon of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThis extremely beautiful novel has a ripeness and wisdom all too rare in modern literature\u003c\/i\u003e' Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'There's a certain time in life when one needs to read Hesse'\u003c\/i\u003e Jenny Erpenbeck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an introduction by Graham Coxon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a monastery in medieval Germany, brilliant, analytical monk Narcissus is drawn to his new student, the impulsive, charismatic Goldmund. Despite their differences in age and temperament, the two form a deep friendship, but when Goldmund rejects the monastic life and runs away to seek experience of the wider world, their bond is tested, in this plangent, limpid masterpiece, rich with the rhythms of medieval life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoldmund pursues a sensual, picaresque existence, and Narcissus remains cloistered and controlled, but events and inclination bring them together again and again. One of literature's most moving portraits of friendship, \u003ci\u003eNarcissus and Goldmund \u003c\/i\u003eis also a powerful invitation to the reader: to explore the agony and ecstasy of life in the world, to seek the solace of contemplation, and to find the deep unity that exists within all of life's apparent contradictions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781805330578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 18 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eHermann Hesse (1877-1962) was born in was born in Württemberg, 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 published by Pushkin Press Classics, including \u003ci\u003eThe Journey from the East,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDemian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eHis greatest novel * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe stories he tells keep faith with the powerful emotions of adolescence... As long as people struggle with the need to be themselves, and the difficulty of doing so, he will be a living presence * New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eA poetic novel unique in its fascination * Thomas Mann *\u003cbr\u003eOne of his masterpieces... a great novel * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eThe quintessential book of adolescence... This extremely beautiful novel has a ripeness and wisdom all too rare in modern literature * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThere's a certain time in life when one needs to read Hesse * Jenny Erpenbeck *\u003cbr\u003eMoving and beautiful... has a fairytale quality * Evening Standard *","brand":"Hermann Hesse (Author)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49113799164121,"sku":"9781805330578","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781805330578.jpg?v=1787147062","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/narcissus-and-goldmund-9781805330578","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}