"A spirited young prince longing to learn more about the world grows into a man on a quest to find the cause of human suffering in this first-of-its-kind graphic novel retelling of the life of Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism." -- publisher
Themes & Content
- Central Theme Categories
- Biography/Autobiography
- Centering Culture & Identity
- Gender Representation
- Boys/Men
- Sexual Orientation / Relationship Representation
- Heterosexual
- Race / Culture
- Asian/Pacific Islander/Asian American
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Character Prominence
- Dominant Main
- Secondary
- Illustrator Lived Experience
- Illustrator shares race/culture AND ethnicity/tribal nation/homeland with main characters
