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2016-09-14
The Yoga of Max’s Discontent: A Novel
Karan Bajaj
Riverhead Book
May 2016
336pp
書籍編號:
01-2084
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● 內文簡介

★決選提名印度廣場金鵝毛筆獎(the Golden Quill Award)
★Shortlisted for the Teacher's Achievement Award
★Shortlisted for the Crossword Book Pick of the Year
★美國亞馬遜暢銷小說

小說從一個獨特問題啟程一場人類心靈之旅!

這部小說出自一位印度超級暢銷作家之手,充滿魅力,令人驚喜,講述了心靈探索:一名年輕美國人在印度遊歷,從肉體、情感與精神的試煉中發現自我。

麥斯是懷抱美國夢的典型代表人物。他是一名希臘移民的孩子,在危險的紐約住宅區成長。雖然沒有厚實強壯的家庭背景,他比任何人努力,克服了這點,成為一名成功的華爾街分析師,擠進白領階層的生活。

在一個寒冷的十二月夜晚,他意外捲進一場激烈的街頭混戰,致使他開始面對母親死後一直困擾他的問題:受難與死亡。

一個堅定的調查意圖,引領他踏上印度最偏遠的地方。在那裡,他遇到一個神秘的夜市、在一次徒步攀登喜馬拉雅山中差點凍死、在南印度一個乾旱受災村莊的收容所裡發現自我,這些神奇而難解的經歷,在他腦子不斷地探問:瑜伽修行者能在水上行走,就算活200年也不衰老嗎?血肉之軀究竟能否獲得涅盤?

在追尋這些曾經折磨他的問題的答案同時,他克服自己的懷疑論,在一個極凍的喜馬拉雅山洞裡,開始一次危險的獨自冥想,讓肉體和精神進行最終極的耐力考驗。

這是一段驚豔的旅程,小說交替敘述一段扣人心弦的冒險旅程與一個巨大內在變革的歷程,呈現我們對於超然存在的原始探求。

 

● 作者簡介

Karan Bajaj,是一位暢銷小說作家、努力的瑜伽人式。在印度生長的他,在南印度的瑜伽道場希瓦南達接受培訓,成為一名哈達瑜伽老師,也在喜馬拉雅山修習冥想。他的兩部小說《Johnny Gone Down》、《Keep off the Grass》在印度出版後,榮登暢銷書榜冠軍。他曾獲《今日印度》(India Today)提名35歲以下的35位傑出青年之一。他現居紐約。

 

● 媒體報導

“Upon finishing this novel, you will likely find yourself asking the big questions. You may also find yourself selling your possessions, dusting off your passport, quitting your job, and buying a one-way ticket to the end of the earth. Karan Bajaj has written a compelling adventure, with vivid settings, meaty themes, and a satisfying conclusion.”--Jonathan Evison, author of The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving

“To the world, Max Pzoras is a winner—driven and successful. But the outward trappings of success can no longer hide his lack of inner grace. Max knows it, so he goes in search of his true purpose in India, where secrets are revealed and awe awaits. In elegant prose, with an energy that sustains and inspires, Karan Bajaj has written a novel to treasure. The characters and story he spins will leave you breathless, along with the knowledge that the spiritual journey of a lifetime begins with a single question.”--Adriana Trigiani, New York Times-bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife

“Karan Bajaj weaves a modern day epic you simply will not forget. He writes clean, simple prose that zips so fast you'll forget you're reading. He transcends his outlet and sends his creative heart directly into yours. Incredible.”--Neil Pasricha, New York Times-bestselling author of The Happiness Equation and The Book of Awesome