Hermann Hesse - Siddhartha

Siddhartha, a young Brahmin boy from India, leaves his father's house and the old gods to live in self-denial and asceticism. But denial does not satisfy his longing for fulfillment either, so he sets out into the world to seek the meaning of life. He becomes successful and wealthy, a pleasure seeker who learns all the possibilities of sensual love with the courtesan Kamala. But weariness, and the pain when a beloved son slips away from him, once again drive Siddhartha out on a journey, toward a way of being that holds true knowledge and love for the world as it is.