Singapore dream and other adventures: the travel writings of an Asian journey

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"In 1911, Hermann Hesse sailed through southeastern Asian waters on a trip that would define much of his later writing. With a peek into the workings of his mind through the pages of his journals, poems, and a short story that have all never before been translated to English, these writings describe the real-life experiences that inspired Hesse to write his most famous works: Siddhartha, The Journey to the East, and others"--;Night in the Suez Canal -- Evening in Asia -- Going for a ride -- Visual pleasures -- The clown -- Architecture -- Singapore dream -- The crossing -- Pelaiang -- Society -- Night on deck -- Night in the forest -- Palembang -- A fairy tale on the water -- The graves of Palembang -- The Maras -- Kandy promenade -- Kandy diary -- Pidurutalagala -- Return journey -- Asian travelers -- Off the coast of Africa -- Evening on the Red Sea -- Arrival in Ceylon -- Night in the cabin -- Jungle river -- Comfortless -- Chinese night party in Singapore -- On the Malay archipelago -- At night -- Pelaiang -- In sight of Colombo -- Robert Aghion. Night in the Suez Canal -- Evening in Asia -- Going for a ride -- Visual pleasures -- The clown -- Architecture -- Singapore dream -- The crossing -- Pelaiang -- Society -- Night on deck -- Night in the forest -- Palembang -- A fairy tale on the water -- The graves of Palembang -- The Maras -- Kandy promenade -- Kandy diary -- Pidurutalagala -- Return journey -- Asian travelers -- Off the coast of Africa -- Evening on the Red Sea -- Arrival in Ceylon -- Night in the cabin -- Jungle river -- Comfortless -- Chinese night party in Singapore -- On the Malay archipelago -- At night -- Pelaiang -- In sight of Colombo -- Robert Aghion.