Early in this work the title character's travels lead him to a lover who, towards the work's end dies of a snake-bite.
The protagonist of this work shows that he can control the mind of an elderly Samana. Along with A Child's Soul, Klein and Wagner, and Klingsor's Last Summer, this work forms a set of novellas called The Way Within. Early in this work the title character's travels lead him to a lover who, towards the work's end dies of a snake-bite. The title character adopts his unruly son during his stay with the ferryman Vasudeva, from whom he discovers the eternal nature of the River. This work ends when Govinda kisses the title character's face, during which he has a vision of the transitory nature of the world. For 10 points, identify this novella about a figure whose story parallels that of Gautama the Buddha, written by Hermann Hesse.
The protagonist of this work shows that he can control the mind of an elderly Samana.
Siddhartha