内容简介
Never before published in Kerouac's lifetime, this 1955
biography of the founder of Buddhism is a clear and powerful study
of Siddartha Gautama's life and works. "Wake Up" recounts the story
of Prince Siddhartha's royal upbringing and his father's wish to
protect him from all human suffering, despite a prediction that he
would become a great holy man in later life. Departing from his
father's palace, Siddhartha adopts a homeless life, struggles with
his meditations, and eventually finds Enlightenment. Written at the
end of Kerouac's career, when he became increasingly interested in
Buddhist teachings, and collected for the first time in one book,
this fresh and accessible biography is both an important addition
to Kerouac's work and a valuable introduction to the world of
Buddhism itself.
作者简介
Jack Kerouac was an American novelist, writer, poet and
artist. Along with William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, he is
amongst the best known of the writers (and friends) known as the
Beat Generation. Kerouac spent many of the years between 1947 and
1951 on the road, inspiring the partly autobiographical and greatly
acclaimed novel On the Road. Kerouac's search for a life worth
living in the 1950's led him to recreational drug use and to
travel, not only across North America but throughout the world. In
1954, Kerouac discovered Dwight Goddard's A Buddhist Bible at the
San Jose library, which marked the beginning of his immersion into
Buddhism. Kerouac's work was popular, but received little critical
acclaim during his lifetime. Today, he is considered an important
and influential writer who inspired others, including Tom Robbins,
Lester Bangs and Ken Kesey, and musicians such as The Beatles, Bob
Dylan and Morrissey.