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Journey to the East
Journey to the East | Herman Hesse, Hilda Rosner
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In Journey to the East "H. H." becomes a member of "The League," a timeless religious sect whose members include famous fictional and real characters, such as Plato, Mozart, Pythagoras, Paul Klee, Don Quixote, Puss in Boots, Tristram Shandy, Baudelaire, Goldmund and the ferryman Vasudeva. A branch of the group goes on a pilgrimage to the East in search of the Truth. The narrator speaks of travelling through both time and space, across geography imaginary and real.But soon the Journey runs into a crisis in a deep mountain gorge called Morbio Inferiore when Leo, apparently a simple servant, disappears, causing the group to plummet into anxiety and argument.Years later the narrator tries to write his story of the Journey, even though he has lost contact with the group and believes the League no longer exists. But the crisis in Morbio Inferiore was only a test of faith.
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The Journey to the East | Hermann Hesse

Words do not express thoughts very well; everything immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom to one man seems nonsense to another.

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The Journey to the East | Hermann Hesse
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Some snow-day ramblings on writer cabin fever. https://mlrio.com/2019/01/13/tyranny-of-the-mind/ #writing

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The Journey to the East | Hermann Hesse

The whole of world history often seems to me nothing more than a picture book which portrays humanity‘s most powerful and senseless desire–the desire to forget. Does not each generation, by means of suppression, concealment and ridicule, efface what the previous generation considered most important?

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The Journey to the East | Hermann Hesse
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I‘m a sucker for vintage paperbacks. #currentlyreading