Question

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

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