{"product_id":"9781805330578","title":"Narcissus and Goldmund","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Hesse, Hermann (Author) \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 21\/05\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781805330578,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a monastery in medieval Germany, brilliant, analytical monk Narcissus is drawn to his new student, the impulsive, charismatic Goldmund. Despite their differences in age and temperament, the two form a deep friendship, but when Goldmund rejects the monastic life and runs away to seek experience of the wider world, their bond is tested, in this plangent, limpid masterpiece, rich with the rhythms of medieval life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoldmund pursues a sensual, picaresque existence, and Narcissus remains cloistered and controlled, but events and inclination bring them together again and again. One of literature's most moving portraits of friendship, Narcissus and Goldmund is also a powerful invitation to the reader: to explore the agony and ecstasy of life in the world, to seek the solace of contemplation, and to find the deep unity that exists within all of life's apparent contradictions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56901473468789,"sku":"9781805330578","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781805330578.jpg?v=1773479822","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781805330578","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}