Tales of a Dalai Lama - Brossura

Delattre, Pierre

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0899240984 ISBN 13: 9780899240985

Casa editrice: Lost Horse Pr, 2011

Riassunto

Pierre Delattre's joyful book, Tales of a Dalai Lama, records earthbound flights of the spirit, like a bridge over silence. Here is a work of fiction with language simple and beautiful, detailing the structure of the faith of the Tibetan people as seen through the eyes of the awestruck, funny, and wise Dalai Lama, sometimes old and sometimes young. Here is fiction at its best, sure in its footing, centered in writing as an art, fulfilling its own functions and overcoming its own obstacles, bearing the reader along a path of zen grabbers, belly laughs, and glimpses of enlightenment while experiencing the nobility of faith. --

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L'autore:

Pierre Delattre is a writer and painter living in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains in northern New Mexico between Santa Fe and Taos.Tales of a Dalai Lama was his first book of fiction, followed by Walking On Air, andEpisodes, a memoir. He has published stories, poems and essays in many magazines, and has just completed a book of essays entitledThe Art of Beauty. Pierre Delattre's paintings have been on exhibit in several galleries in and around Santa Fe, and at his home studio in Penasco, where he lives with his wife, the painter Nancy Ortenstone. Mr. Delattre took his graduate degree in Religion and the Arts from the University of Chicago Divinity School, and has been involved in the relationship between art and spirituality ever since, including work in theatre, music, television and film, with emphasis on spiritual humor.

Product Description:

This mystical collection of fictional vignettes examines the life of the Tibetan people as seen through the eyes and experiences of the 14th Dalai Lama. Intimate humour combines with luminous prose to reveal glimpses of enlightenment and the nobility of the Buddhist faith. Influenced and inspired by Sufi storytellers, tales of Ramakrishna and Rumi, the writings of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and the extravagant magic and mystery of Tibet, these tales explore what it must be like to be at once a child, a king, and a revered holy man.

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• Editore: Lost Horse Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0899240984
• ISBN 13: 9780899240985
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 159