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Wake Up

A Life of the Buddha

A Life of the Buddha

A Life of the Buddha

By Jack Kerouac
Introduction by Robert Thurman

By Jack Kerouac
Introduction by Robert Thurman

By Jack Kerouac
Introduction by Robert Thurman

By Jack Kerouac
Introduction by Robert Thurman

By Jack Kerouac
Read by Danny Campbell

By Jack Kerouac
Read by Danny Campbell

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Oct 27, 2009 | ISBN 9780143116011

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Sep 18, 2008 | ISBN 9781440662355

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Sep 18, 2008 | 313 Minutes

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    About Wake Up

    “[Wake Up] contributes significantly to the fascinating picture of Kerouac’s spirituality, revealing the depth of Kerouac’s identification with the Buddha.”—The Beat Review

    “The long, streaming style makes the book majestic and something that you absorb in one sitting, like a symphony.”—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’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. This edition includes an insightful introduction by Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman addressing Kerouac’s engagement with Buddhism in his work and his life.

    About Wake Up

    “[Wake Up] contributes significantly to the fascinating picture of Kerouac’s spirituality, revealing the depth of Kerouac’s identification with the Buddha.”—The Beat Review

    “The long, streaming style makes the book majestic and something that you absorb in one sitting, like a symphony.”—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’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. This edition includes an insightful introduction by Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman addressing Kerouac’s engagement with Buddhism in his work and his life.

    About Wake Up

    In the mid-1950s, Jack Kerouac, a lifelong Catholic, became fascinated withBuddhism, an interest that had a profound impact on his ideas of spirituality andlater found expression in books such as Mexico City Blues and The Dharma Bums.Originally written in 1955 and now published for the first time in book form, WakeUp is Kerouac’s retelling of the life of Prince Siddartha Gotama, who as a youngman abandoned his wealthy family and comfortable home for a lifelong searchfor 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 onthe principal teachings of Buddhism.

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    Also by Jack Kerouac

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    Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg
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    See all books by Jack Kerouac

    About Jack Kerouac

    Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922, the youngest of three children in a Franco-American family. He attended local Catholic and public schools and won a scholarship to Columbia University in New York City, where he first met… More about Jack Kerouac

    About Jack Kerouac

    Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922, the youngest of three children in a Franco-American family. He attended local Catholic and public schools and won a scholarship to Columbia University in New York City, where he first met… More about Jack Kerouac

    About Jack Kerouac

    Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922, the youngest of three children in a Franco-American family. He attended local Catholic and public schools and won a scholarship to Columbia University in New York City, where he first met… More about Jack Kerouac

    Product Details

    Category: Religion | Biography & Memoir | Spiritual Nonfiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Oct 27, 2009 | 224 Pages | 4-13/16 x 6-1/8 | ISBN 9780143116011

    Category: Religion | Biography & Memoir | Spiritual Nonfiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Sep 18, 2008 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9781440662355

    Category: Religion | Biography & Memoir | Spiritual Nonfiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Sep 18, 2008 | 313 Minutes | ISBN 9781440613050

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    “[Kerouac] defines the attitudes of an entire generation.” —The Guardian

    “[Wake Up] contributes significantly to the fascinating picture of Kerouac’s spirituality.” —Jonah Raskin, The Beat Review

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