For ten points, identify this book about an Indian man, a work by Hermann Hesse.
The protagonist of this novel spends a significant amount of time listening to the voice of a river. One character in this work teaches the protagonist the way to love and tells him that he will need many coins to be her friend, prompting him to spend time learning to make money from the merchant Kamiswami. She later dies from a snake bite. That character, Kamala, eventually bears the protagonist his son, who runs away and is never seen again. The start of this book sees its title character leave home with his friend Govinda to attempt to seek enlightenment on his own, which he finds with Vasudeva. For ten points, identify this book about an Indian man, a work by Hermann Hesse.
The protagonist of this novel spends a significant amount of time listening to the voice of a river.
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