Hey I need to find out why Herman Hesse dedicated part one of his book, Siddhartha to Romain Rolland and Part two to Wihelm Gundert. Anyone have any clues. Thank you

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Here's my best guess:

1) Siddhartha was completed in two parts. The first part was completed in 1921, and the second part at the end of 1922.

2) During the completion of the first part, Hesse and Romain were close and they communicated regulary. Romain was known for his connections to India, and so Hesse probably thought it was natural to offer him the dedication. And had the book been completed, I'm sure it would all have gone to him.

3) After part one was completed, Hesse and Romain did not communicate for whatever reasons. When they did start back up again, Siddhartha was completed, and Hesse had dedicated the second part to his cousin who had been living in Japan for a long time and who also had understood Eastern philosophies (unlike Romain).

*It does show Hesse's loyalty to Romain, in that he could have taken back the earlier dedication and then dedicate the entire book to his cousin.

I hope that helps!