The Books of My YouthThe Books of My Youth is a rich collection of essays where President Ikeda delves on transformative literature that shaped his spiritual framework as a youth. There are 17 literary works being covered in this book, and some of these are: Victor Hugos Les Misrables, Rafael Sabatinis Scaramouch, Dantes The Divine Comedy, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Goethes The Sorrows of Young Werther, Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass, et al.