Wake Up - by Jack Kerouac (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In the early 1950s, Kerouac became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that would have an impact on his ideas of spirituality. As a compendium of the teachings of the Buddha, "Wake Up" is a profound meditation on the nature of life, desire, and suffering.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Jack Kerouac's profound meditations on the Buddha's life and religion</b> <p/>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 <i>Mexico City Blues</i> and <i>The Dharma Bums</i>. Originally written in 1955 and now published for the first time in paperback, <i>Wake Up</i> 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, <i>Wake Up</i> serves as both a penetrating account of the Buddha's life and a concise primer on the principal teachings of Buddhism.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[<i>Wake Up</i>] contributes significantly to the fascinating picture of Kerouac's spirituality. <br>-Jonah Raskin, <i>The Beat Review</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jack Kerouac(1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are <b>On the Road</b>, <b>The Dharma Bums</b>, <b>Big Sur</b>, and <b>Visions of Cody</b>.
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