Penguin Random House, Sachbücher, Wake Up (Englisch, Jack Kerouac, 2009)
18,86 €
&ldquo [Wake Up] contributes significantly to the fascinating picture of Kerouac&rsquo s spirituality, revealing the depth of Kerouac&rsquo s identification with the Buddha.&rdquo &mdash The Beat Review &ldquo The long, streaming style makes the book majestic and something that you absorb in one sitting, like a symphony.&rdquo &mdash Robert A. F. Thurman, from the Introduction In the mid-1950s, lifelong Catholic Jack Kerouac became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that had a profound impact on his ideas of spirituality and later found expression in such works as Mexico City Blues and The Dharma Bums. Originally written in 1955, Wake Up is Kerouac&rsquo 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&rsquo s life and a concise primer on the principal teachings of Buddhism. This edition includes an insightful introduction by Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman addressing Kerouac&rsquo s engagement with Buddhism in his work and his life.
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