![]() ![]() Goldmund has an epiphany, does indeed leave the monastery, and as a vagabond has many adventures for many years, roaming the countryside, meeting and seducing women, encountering various interesting characters, training as an artist and sculptor and finding himself in the middle of the devastation caused by the Black Plague in Europe. Narcissus is a teacher under instruction, and Goldmund a new student, and while Narcissus serves as a somewhat older mentor to Goldmund, he encourages Goldmund to pursue his life in the world outside the monastery. Summary in 4 sentences: Set in 14th century Germany, two young men meet as residents of a monastery, share much with each other and become very close friends. Considered by some to be his masterpiece. I’d read Hesse’s Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and The Glass Bead Game before, but not this one. ![]() Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group for our bi-monthly selection – something different. ![]()
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