Yes “The Little Prince” and ‘Marcel Proust’ offer candid view points on life.Perhaps we should read more of ‘Buddha-dāsa’ work and definitely more of “พุทธธรรม ฉบับปรับขยาย” by สมเด็จพระพุทธโฆษาจารย์ (ปยุตฺโต), they offer views of life in a culture [shall we call ‘context’? –not just in our head ;-) ]