Narcissus and Goldmund - Hermann Hesse as each woman struggles towards

as each woman struggles towards her own idea of freedom

and Mother

there is a darker side to the town

with haunting relevance in today's new age of diaspora

Narcissus and Goldmund - Hermann Hesse as each woman struggles towardsIn 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. Goldmund pursues a sensual,