Siddhartha Writers' Prize Nominee (2021) visceral descriptions of crime in

visceral descriptions of crime in Japan and an exploration of the world of modern-day yakuza that even few Japanese ever see

it is dependent for its very existence on things outside itself

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Siddhartha Writers' Prize Nominee (2021) visceral descriptions of crime inIn 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.