Der Pilger Kamanita (1917)
Ein Legendenroman von Karl Gjellerup
Siebentes bis Zehntes Tausend
Frankfurt am Main
Literarische Anstalt
Rütten & Loening
1917
This book is more than 100 years old with some marks and yellowing as expected but still in a solid intact condition. See pictures.
It is a hardcover with no dust jacket.
In English, known as The Pilgrim Kamanita, this book was first published in 1906. Written in German by the Danish writer Karl Gjellerup.
Gjellerup was influenced by Buddhism and Oriental culture, and the book features the journey of Kamanita, an Indian merchant's son, from earthly prosperity and carnal romance, through the ups and downs of the world's way, a chance meeting with a stranger monk (who, unbeknownst to Kamanita, was actually Gautama Buddha, death, and reincarnation towards nirvana.