by Hermann Hesse · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804319849
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«Narciso e Boccadoro» is the novel by Hermann Hesse published by Mondadori in paperback (282 pages, in Italian).
Set in a medieval monastery, the novel follows the friendship between Narciso, an erudite and ascetic monk, and Boccadoro, a restless young artist who leaves the convent to travel the world. Through dialogues and opposing experiences, it explores the tension between spirit and nature, reason and feeling, and the possibility of integrating both vocations.
The original title, Narziß und Goldmund, was published in 1930. The Italian edition is number 14 in the Oscar Classici Moderni collection and includes the translation by Cristina Baseggio.
For readers of classics, philosophy and German literature, and for those seeking this novel in Italian.
Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped shape his literary work. His best-known novels include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.
