The half known life: in search of paradise
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New York : Riverhead Books, 2023.
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Book
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225 pages ; 22 cm
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Description
Paradise: that elusive place where the anxieties, struggles, and burdens of life fall away. Most of us dream of it, but each of us has very different ideas about where it is to be found. For some it can be enjoyed only after death; for others, it’s in our midst—or just across the ocean—if only we can find eyes to see it. Traveling from Iran to North Korea, from the Dalai Lama’s Himalayas to the ghostly temples of Japan, Pico Iyer brings together a lifetime of explorations to upend our ideas of utopia and ask how we might find peace in the midst of difficulty and suffering. Does religion lead us back to Eden or only into constant contention? Why do so many seeming paradises turn into warzones? And does paradise exist only in the afterworld – or can it be found in the here and now?
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593420256, 059342025X
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Paradise: that elusive place where the anxieties, struggles, and burdens of life fall away. Most of us dream of it, but each of us has very different ideas about where it is to be found. For some it can be enjoyed only after death; for others, it’s in our midst—or just across the ocean—if only we can find eyes to see it. Traveling from Iran to North Korea, from the Dalai Lama’s Himalayas to the ghostly temples of Japan, Pico Iyer brings together a lifetime of explorations to upend our ideas of utopia and ask how we might find peace in the midst of difficulty and suffering. Does religion lead us back to Eden or only into constant contention? Why do so many seeming paradises turn into warzones? And does paradise exist only in the afterworld – or can it be found in the here and now?
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APA Citation (style guide)
Iyer, P. (2023). The half known life: in search of paradise. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Iyer, Pico. 2023. The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Iyer, Pico, The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise. New York, Riverhead Books, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Iyer, Pico. The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise. New York, Riverhead Books, 2023.
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