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Short Story Classics
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An excellent novel about a young Brahmin's coming of age and search for spiritual fulfilment, this is Hermann Hesse's most well-known work.
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For long, long hour rain writes the story on the breast of the river. In different moods. Fast and slow, mild and fierce, stroke after strokes. Clouds feed the ink. Thunder claps, lightening cries. The story is tragic. The story is a comedy. The story is the story of life.
Rain stops writing. River is always flowing indifferently. Rain has writer's block. The boredom of repeating the words, which have no meaning. As purposeless as life. River has swelled. Like desires. She looked so thin and cut ...more
Rain stops writing. River is always flowing indifferently. Rain has writer's block. The boredom of repeating the words, which have no meaning. As purposeless as life. River has swelled. Like desires. She looked so thin and cut ...more
This was a lot more accessible than I'd expected, though I did try two different translations of the e-book at my library before choosing this one. It just felt like it flowed a bit better. There's no real "plot" here, it tells the life story of a boy in India who is raised to do great things. However, his search for meaning in life takes him through some unusual stages. These episodes are briefly related, and each helps him to newer realizations about himself and life.
Honestly, I'll probably r ...more
Honestly, I'll probably r ...more
… aku mencintai batu, juga sebatang dahan tanpa maksud niat apapun.
Aku menyayangi batu bukan karena bisa berubah menjadi ini atau itu.
batu adalah batu, yang didalam urat dan rongganya ada kekerasan ,
ada warna abu-abu, kuning, permukaanya bisa kering dan lembab
Semua kita lihat dan darinya dipelajari.
Tapi aku tidak bisa mencintai kata-kata.
Kata-kata tidak punya warna, tidak punya bau, tidak punya rasa.
Kata-kata tidak ada kekerasan, kelembutan.
Hanyalah kata-kata. Seperti samsara dan nirvana hany ...more
Aku menyayangi batu bukan karena bisa berubah menjadi ini atau itu.
batu adalah batu, yang didalam urat dan rongganya ada kekerasan ,
ada warna abu-abu, kuning, permukaanya bisa kering dan lembab
Semua kita lihat dan darinya dipelajari.
Tapi aku tidak bisa mencintai kata-kata.
Kata-kata tidak punya warna, tidak punya bau, tidak punya rasa.
Kata-kata tidak ada kekerasan, kelembutan.
Hanyalah kata-kata. Seperti samsara dan nirvana hany ...more
