My Guru and His Disciple

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Product ID:	9780099561231
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	My Guru and His Disciple
Authors:	Author: Christopher Isherwood
Page Count:	320
Subjects:	Autobiography: writers, Autobiography: literary, Spirituality and religious experience, Travel writing, Spirituality & religious experience, Travel writing, India
Description:	Select Guide Rating WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SIMON CALLOWIn 1939, as Europe approaches war, Isherwood, an instinctive pacifist, travels west to California, seeking a new set of beliefs to replace the failed Leftism of the thirties. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SIMON CALLOW In 1939, as Europe approaches war, Isherwood, an instinctive pacifist, travels west to California, seeking a new set of beliefs to replace the failed Leftism of the thirties. There he meets Swami Prabhavananda, a Hindu monk, who will become his spiritual guide for the next thirty-seven years. Late-night drinking sessions, free love, and the glamour of writing for the Hollywood studios alternate with meditation, abstinence and the study of religious texts in a compelling tug of war between worldliness and holiness.
Imprint Name:	Vintage Classics
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2013-05-23

Weight	228 g
Dimensions	199 × 132 × 21 mm