Wake Up : A Life of the Buddha
by Kerouac, Jack (Author); Thurman, Robert (Introduction by)Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-10-27
Publisher(s): Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Summary
Jack Kerouac’s profound meditations on the Buddha’s life and religion In 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 Bluesand The Dharma Bums. Originally written in 1955 and now published for the first time in paperback, Wake Upis 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 Upserves as both a penetrating account of the Buddha’s life and a concise primer on the principal teachings of Buddhism.
Author Biography
Jack Kerouac (1922-û1969) is the author of On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Visions of Cody, and Big Sur, among others.
Robert A. F. Thurman, chair of religious studies at Columbia University, is the author of many books, including, most recently, Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World. He lives in New York City.
Robert A. F. Thurman, chair of religious studies at Columbia University, is the author of many books, including, most recently, Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World. He lives in New York City.
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