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🧘 Welcome to Chillbooks — your home for classic audiobooks with full on-screen subtitles and calming visuals. This is Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, translated by Günther Olesch, Anke Dreher et al., and read by Adrian Praetzellis. A spiritual journey unfolds through peaceful narration, immersive visuals, and text on screen — no background music, just pure focus. 📘 About Siddhartha First published in 1922, Siddhartha is a spiritual classic by Nobel Prize-winning author Hermann Hesse. The novel follows Siddhartha, a young man in ancient India, as he seeks enlightenment — not through doctrine or asceticism, but through personal experience. His journey leads him from the life of a wealthy Brahmin to that of a wandering ascetic, a lover, a merchant, and eventually to peace beside a river. Rich with philosophical insight, Siddhartha explores themes of self-discovery, the nature of suffering, spiritual awakening, and the limitations of organized religion. ✍️ About Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse (1877–1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter whose works deeply explore the individual’s search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and transcendence. His other works include Steppenwolf, Demian, and The Glass Bead Game. Hesse received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. 🌍 About the Translation This edition is translated by Günther Olesch, Anke Dreher, Amy Coulter, Stefan Langer, and Semyon Chaichenets — offering a smooth, faithful, and modern rendering of Hesse’s original German. 🎙️ About the Narration Adrian Praetzellis delivers a thoughtful and gentle narration that complements the novel’s introspective tone, making it ideal for relaxed or mindful listening. What you’ll get: • 📺 Full on-screen subtitles • ❌ No background music • 🧘 Calm, focused narration • 🌅 Visuals to enhance reflection ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 - Siddhartha: An Indian Tale by Herman Hesse 0:00:17 CHAPTER 1: THE SON OF THE BRAHMAN 0:20:38 CHAPTER 2: WITH THE SAMANAS 0:47:15 CHAPTER 3: GOTAMA 1:10:41 CHAPTER 4: AWAKENING 1:22:45 CHAPTER 5: KAMALA 1:58:39 CHAPTER 6: WITH THE CHILDLIKE PEOPLE 2:20:26 CHAPTER 7: SANSARA 2:44:54 CHAPTER 8: BY THE RIVER 3:49:59 CHAPTER 10: THE SON 4:13:58 CHAPTER 11: OM 4:32:00 CHAPTER 12: GOVINDA 🌐 Follow Us • All links (opens in relevant apps): https://solo.to/chillbooks • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sN19fGxResr0cOr3ihXph • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chillbooks.tv/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/chillbookstv • Facebook: https://facebook.com/chillbooks.tv • TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@chillbooks.tv • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Chillbooks 🎭 Eastern Literature & Philosophy: - The Tao Te Ching by Laozi → https://youtube.com/watch?v=uXvKC5nsiak - The Dhammapada → https://youtube.com/watch?v=LdVxEL2Gat8 - The Conference of the Birds by Attar of Nishapur → https://youtube.com/watch?v=T9lPZOiJa_Q 📖 Recommended Reading: - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen → https://youtube.com/watch?v=gBj6ADehv8c © Copyright Disclaimer: - Thanks to Adrian Praetzellis, the *raw/unedited version of the audio narration* used in this video is sourced from and can be found at *Librivox.org* , and is in the public domain. - *However, this video production as a whole* — including edited and rearranged audio, visuals and artwork, captions, background music (if used), and sound design — *is protected under the YouTube Standard License.* These elements are owned (or licensed) by and may not be reused without explicit permission from this channel.