{"product_id":"9780670019571","title":"Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough raised Catholic, in the early 1950s Jack Kerouac became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that would have a profound impact on his ideas of spirituality and their expression in his writing from \u003ci\u003eMexico City Blues\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e. Published for the first time in book form, \u003ci\u003eWake Up\u003c\/i\u003e is Kerouac’s retelling of the story of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who as a young man abandoned his wealthy family and comfortable home for a lifelong search for Enlightenment. As a compendium of the teachings of the Buddha, \u003ci\u003eWake Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound meditation on the nature of life, desire, wisdom, and suffering. Distilled from a wide variety of canonical scriptures, \u003ci\u003eWake Up\u003c\/i\u003e serves as both a concise primer on the concepts of Buddhism and as an insightful and deeply personal document of Kerouac’s evolving beliefs. It is the work of a devoted spiritual follower of the Buddha who also happened to be one of the twentieth century’s most influential novelists. \u003ci\u003eWake Up: A Life of the Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading for the legions of Jack Kerouac fans and for anyone who is curious about the spiritual principles of one of the world’s great religions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019489165552,"sku":"9780670019571","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780670019571_p0.jpg?v=1763602496","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780670019571","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}