Siddhartha
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Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 2, Chapter 5 Part 2, Chapter 6 Part 2, Chapter 7 Part 2, Chapter 8 Part 2, Chapter 9 Part 2, Chapter 10 Part 2, Chapter 11 Part 2, Chapter 12
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All Themes The Path to Spiritual Enlightenment Nature and the Spirit Direction and Indirection Truth and Illusion Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction
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All Characters Siddhartha Govinda Siddhartha’s father Gautama Kamala Kamaswami Vasudeva Young Siddhartha Young woman
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All Symbols The Smile The River
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Siddhartha

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Hermann Hesse
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