As the author mentions Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, let me point out that the (very pretty) edition by Macmillan Collectors' Library is a very poor translation,

As the author mentions Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, let me point out that the (very pretty) edition by Macmillan Collectors' Library is a very poor translation, and the more mundane-looking one from Pelican Classics is an excellent one, paralleling the original German. https://www.reddit.com/r/hermannhesse/comments/1uvcfnj/read_siddhartha_in_english_from_penguin_classics/ https://www.reddit.com/r/hermannhesse/comments/1uvcfnj/read_...