Journey to the East is a short novel by German author Hermann Hesse. It was first published in German in 1932 as "Die Morgenlandfahrt". This novel came directly after his biggest international success, Narcissus and Goldmund. DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962) was a German author, and the winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in literature. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Narcissus and Goldmund (ISBN 0312421672) is a novel written by the German author Hermann Hesse and was first published (in German) in 1930. ...

Journey to the East is written in the point of view of a man who believes he has lost contact with "The League", a timeless religious sect whose members include famous fictional and real characters, such as Plato, Mozart, Pythagoras, Paul Klee, Don Quixote, Tristram Shandy, and Baudelaire. Religion, sometimes used interchangeably with faith, is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the practices and institutions associated with such belief. ... Statue of a philosopher, presumably Plato, in Delphi. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Pythagoras (582 BC – 496 BC, Greek: Πυθαγόρας) was an Ionian mathematician and philosopher, known best for formulating the Pythagorean theorem. ... Paul Klee (December 18, 1879 – June 29, 1940) was a Swiss painter. ... Statues of Don Quixote (left) and Sancho Panza (right) Don Quixote de la Mancha (IPA: ) is a novel by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. ... The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or, more briefly, Tristram Shandy) is a novel by Laurence Sterne. ... Charles Baudelaire Charles Pierre Baudelaire (April 9, 1821–August 31, 1867) was one of the most influential French poets. ...

A branch of the group goes on a pilgrimage to "the East" in search of the "ultimate Truth". The narrator speaks of traveling through both Time and Space, across geography imaginary and real. The narrator, however, is unsure of exactly the meaning of reality.

Although at first fun and enlightening, the Journey was ultimately unsuccessful. The disappearance of a simple servant, Leo, caused the group to plummet into anxiety and argument, eventually falling apart completely.

The narrator has, after the failure of the journey, lost contact with the group, believing it to no longer exist, and this book documents his struggles with emotions, memories, and present state of being, as he tries to set down in words a history of their great and important Journey. Feeling as though he fails to do even this, he sets out once again to discover the League's sense of Truth. This page has been protected from editing to deal with vandalism. ...