Nixon Under The Bodhi TreeEdited by Kate Wheeler
One of those books that I picked up purely based on the Title. And am very glad I did for it proved to be a great collection of "Buddhist Fiction," a term I have not hear of before.
These stories/works would, I venture, appeal to a wide variety of people. You really don't have to be into Buddhism at all in order to enjoy the pieces compiled in here. I think I read the whole book simply because it was such a good read.
Notable stories: Beheadings, Greyhound Buddha, There are no footsteps in the sky, Mi Mi May.
2 comments:
Nice blog. Browsed through it a bit.
Reading a Pankaj Mishra book on Buddhism and now tempted to pick up Nixon under the Bodhi Tree. Is it Jataka tales kind of stories or general incidents from Buddha's life?
Anita:
Thank you. Nixon under the Bodhi Tree is really works of fiction and non-fiction around contemporary everyday people who are attempting to practice Buddhism.
Try a couple of stories and see if you like it. (It is not about Buddha's life, though)
Ram
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