Question

A character in this novel becomes “pale as a dried banana skin” after realizing that his destiny “was beginning to unfold itself.” (-5[1])In this novel, a character stands motionlessly for hours to request permission from his father, (10[1])who realizes (10[1])that “he (10[1])had already left him.” (10[1])The protagonist (10[1])of this novel dreams about the recurring motif of a songbird in a golden cage. (10[2]-5[1])A friend of this novel’s title (-5[1])character parts ways with him (10[1])at a grove before kissing him on the forehead (10[1])many years later in their reunion. A snakebite (10[1])kills (10[1])the protagonist’s lover Kamala (10[3])in this (10[2])novel, (10[2])in which (10[1])the maxim “listen to the river” is given by the ferryman (10[2])Vasudeva. (10[4]-5[1])The (10[1])title character of this novel joins (10[1])the ascetic Samanas with Govinda. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this (10[1])Hermann (10[1]-5[1])Hesse novel (10[1])about a brahmin’s son. (10[3])■END■ (10[11])

ANSWER: Siddhartha [or Siddhartha: An Indian Tale or Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung]
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