In the novel, "Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life -- the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom. 邦題　『シッダールタ』　（草思社 ） インドの青年シッダールタが生の真理を求めて修行し、世俗の中に生き、人生の最後に悟りの境地に至るまでを寓話的に描いた小説。 11月6日、読売新聞・夕刊「ライブラリー 」に掲載