An End to Suffering
O knjizi
An accomplished history of the Buddha, An End to Suffering is also a deeply personal story – the story of Pankaj Mishra’s search for meaning, for truth and peace in the modern world and, specifically, in a postcolonial, independent India. As he describes his travels to unearth the origins of the Buddha, Mishra offers glimpses into his own quest for enlightenment, from childhood to the September 11 attacks, from family background to friends met and made, from lessons learned to his achievements as a writer. Through this, Mishra reveals the parallels between his time and the Buddha’s, between their respective journeys – and that of their country – in search of progress and reconciliation.
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Pankaj Mishra
Pankaj Mishra je indijski pisac i publicist. Studirao je poslovanje na Sveučilištu Allahabad i englesku književnost na Sveučilištu Nehru, a zatim se nastanio u selu Mashobra u saveznoj državi Himachal Pradesh. Počeo je kao književni kritičar, objavivši putopis Butter Chicken in Ludhiana 1995. i autobiografski roman The Romantics 2000., za koji je dobio nagradu Los Angeles Timesa za najbolji debitantski film.
