Siddhartha “Your gonna be a genius anyway” (Phish, Mango Song) Throughout the literary world true stories are turned into fiction. The story of Siddhartha, the Buddha is no different. Hermann Hesse’s novel Siddhartha fictionalized one of the most influential persons the world has ever known. Hesse did a masterful job of separating core facts of the great Buddha’s life from a great story. The Buddha had many core teachings that he felt necessary …showed first 75 words of 990 total…

…showed last 75 words of 990 total…teachings of the Buddhist faith, and not only gives an explanation to Buddhist beliefs but creates an inspiring story at the same time. Works Citied Casebeer, Edwin F. Hermann Hesse. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1972. Field, G.W. Hermann Hesse. Ed. Sylvia E. Bowman. Twayne’s World Authors Series. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1970. Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha. New York: Bantam Books, 1971. Nhât Hanh, Thích. The Heart Of the Buddha’s Teaching. Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1998.