IdeasMagazine | Shakyamuni Buddha: A Life Retold
Wake Up: Episode One
The first excerpt in a series of eight from Jack Kerouac's Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), a central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and died in St. Petersburg, Florida. Among his many novels are On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, and Visions of Cody.
IdeasMagazine | Shakyamuni Buddha: A Life Retold
Wake Up: Episode One
The first excerpt in a series of eight from Jack Kerouac's Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha
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