" a timeless 1980 release recorded at The Music Annex in Menlo Park
and in productive activity
an international debate champion wins arguments
In this deeply iconoclastic book
visceral descriptions of crime in Japan and an exploration of the world of modern-day yakuza that even few Japanese ever see
Siddhartha Writers' Prize Nominee (2021) " a timeless 1980 releaseIn 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.