Name: Wake up: A Life of the Buddha
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Author: Kerouac, Jack ; Thurman, Robert
ISBN: 9780143116011

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jack Kerouac

Introduction by

Robert Thurman

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

176

Format

Paperback

ISBN

0143116010

ISBN13

9780143116011

Synopsis "Wake up: A Life of the Buddha "

Jack Kerouac?s profound meditations on the Buddha?s life and religionIn the mid-1950s, Jack Kerouac, a lifelong Catholic, became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that had a significant impact on his ideas of spirituality and later found expression in such books as Mexico City Blues and The Dharma Bums. Originally written in 1955 and now published for the first time in paperback, Wake Up is Kerouac?s retelling of the life of Prince Siddhartha Gotama, who as a young man abandoned his wealthy family and comfortable home for a lifelong search for enlightenment. Distilled from a wide variety of canonical scriptures, Wake Up serves as both a penetrating account of the Buddha?s life and a concise primer on the principal teachings of Buddhism.

Jack Kerouac

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Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), an emblematic figure of the Beat Generation, captured the spirit of the era in his novels. Notable works include “On the Road” (1957), a key work on travel and freedom, “The Dharma Bums” (1958), inspired by Buddhism, and “The Subterraneans” (1958), about bohemian life. Kerouac, also a poet, is recognized for his spontaneous prose.

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