{"product_id":"wake-up-3","title":"Wake Up","description":"\u003cp\u003eNever before published in Kerouac''s lifetime, Jack Kerouac''s \u003ci\u003eWake Up \u003c\/i\u003eis a clear and powerful study of the life and works of Siddartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, from the author of \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Robert Thurman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWake Up\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Kerouac (1922-69) was an American novelist, poet, artist and part of the Beat Generation. His first published novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Town and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 1950, but it was \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1957, that made Kerouac famous. Publication of his many other books followed, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Subterraneans\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Sur\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e. Kerouac died in Florida at the age of forty-seven.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eWake Up\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Kerouac''s \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''[Kerouac] defines the attitudes of an entire generation''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320052687230,"sku":"NW9780141189468","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141189468.jpg?v=1778236001","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/wake-up-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}