Biography of hermann hesse narcissus

1930 novel by Hermann Hesse

Narcissus and Goldmund (German: Narziß und Goldmund, pronounced[naʁˈtsɪsʔʊntˈɡɔltmʊnt]), also published in English as Death and the Lover, is a novel written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse which was first published in 1930.

Biography of hermann hesse narcissus

At its publication, Narcissus and Goldmund was considered Hesse's literary triumph; chronologically, it follows Steppenwolf.

Synopsis

Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a young man, Goldmund (German for 'Gold mouth'), who wanders aimlessly throughout Medieval Germany after leaving a Catholic monastery school in search of what could be described as "the meaning of life".

Narcissus (German: Narziss or, before the German orthography reform of 1996, Narziß), a gifted young teacher at the cloister school, quickly befriends Goldmund, as they are only a few years apart, and Goldmund is naturally bright.

Goldmund looks up to Narcissus, and Narcissus has much fond