Thirty-nine years after his untimely death, Jack Kerouac's retelling of the life of Siddartha Gotama, written in 1955, finally appears in print. "Wake Up serves as both a penetrating account of the Buddha's life and a concise primer on the principal teachings of Buddhism. This edition includes an insightful introduction by Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman that addresses Kerouac's engagement with Buddhism in his work and his life." Hardcover, 146 pages
