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The author, Mark Matousek, writes of his struggle to live an enlightened life in a desacralized and brutal age. He tells the story of his spiritual awakening, free of religious piety and founded on principles of passion, mystery, sacredness and bliss.
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An edgy, no-holds-barred, post-modern memoir that moves with ease from the gritty details of a harrowing childhood, to the soulless meanderings of a young man "making it" in New York City, to the soaring search for meaning.
About the Author
Mark Matousek has written for Details, Harper's Bazaar, The Village Voice, Common Boundary, Poz, Utne Reader, and many other publications. A former senior editor of Interview magazine, he has contributed essays to numerous anthologies. He is the author of Sex Death Englightenment, which was nominated for two Books for a Better Life awards. Matousek divides his time between New York City and East Hampton, New York.
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- PublisherJudy Piatkus Publishers Ltd
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0749916834
- ISBN 13 9780749916831
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages272
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Sex Death And Enlightenment: A True Story
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