{"product_id":"9781611807295","title":"Four Men Shaking","description":"By: Lawrence Shainberg     \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Pushcart Prize-winning author Lawrence Shainberg, a funny and powerful memoir about literary friendships, writing, and Zen practice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Inexplicably good karma”—to this, author Lawrence Shainberg attributes a  life filled with relationships with legendary writers and renowned  Buddhist teachers. In \u003ci\u003eFour Men Shaking\u003c\/i\u003e he weaves together the  narratives of three of those relationships: his literary friendships  with Samuel Beckett and Norman Mailer, and his teacher-student  relationship with the Japanese Zen master Kyudo Nakagawa Roshi. In  Shainberg’s lifelong pursuit of both writing and Zen practice, each of  these men represents an important aspect of his experience. The  audacious, combative Mailer becomes a symbol in Shainberg’s mind for the  Buddhist concept of “form,” while the elusive and self-deprecating  Beckett seems to embody an awareness of “emptiness.” Through it all is  Nakagawa, the earthy, direct Zen master challenging Shainberg to let go  of his endless rumination and accept reality as it is.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46764912410851,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9781611807295","price":109.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9781611807295.jpg?v=1751562025","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/9781611807295","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}