{"product_id":"buddhist-years","title":"Buddhist Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brand new volume of previously unpublished writings from the archives reflecting Jack Kerouac's Buddhist thinking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a young age Kerouac was a spiritual thinker and questioner, and he always considered himself a spiritual writer. Buddhism gave more meaning to Jack's work as a writer: he was working not for personal accomplishment and glory but for human betterment. And Buddhism justified his lifestyle: with its vision of the material world as empty and illusory, he was free to do what he wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection shows Jack at his earnest, soulful best. The writing is consistently and wonderfully Kerouacian: it is honest, reflective, heartfelt, and revealing, with great characterizations amid his self-exploration as he wrestles with his consciousness, desperate for belief.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Shuttleworth, Jack Kerouac","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46358585835756,"sku":"9781644284612","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781644284612.jpg?v=1744412060","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/buddhist-years","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}