This novel's protagonist is compelled to listen to the flow of a river by the ferryman Vasudeva and marries the courtesan Kamala, who gives birth to his son before dying from a snake bite.
After rejecting the Samanas, this novel's protagonist has a dream in which he suckles at a woman's breasts. Later, that protagonist becomes apprenticed to the wealthy businessman Kamaswami and nearly commits suicide at a riverbank due to his gambling addiction. He eventually meets his friend Govinda, who had earlier left his side. This novel's protagonist is compelled to listen to the flow of a river by the ferryman Vasudeva and marries the courtesan Kamala, who gives birth to his son before dying from a snake bite. For 10 points, name this novel about a man's journey toward self-enlightenment set in ancient India, written by Hermann Hesse.
After rejecting the Samanas, this novel's protagonist has a dream in which he suckles at a woman's breasts.
Siddhartha