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About the Author
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) entered the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, following his conversion to Catholicism and was ordained in 1949. During the 1960s, he was increasingly drawn into a dialogue between Eastern and Western religions and was actively engaged with domestic issues of war and racism. Sue Monk Kidd was born in Sylvester, Georgia. During her thirties, she became deeply influenced by the work of Thomas Merton and C. G. Jung, which would impact her writing in the years ahead. She is the author of When the Heart Waits (1990), The Dance of the Dissident Daughter (1996), The Secret Life of Bees (2002), which sold 4.5 million copies worldwide, The Mermaid Chair (2005), and Firstlight (2006).
Reviews
"Destined to go down as one of the great spiritual classics of our century." -- Francine du Plessix Gray - The New Republic
"Thomas Merton really is someone we can look up to" -- His Holiness The Dalai Lama
"I can't remember a time when Thomas Merton wasn't a piece of my mental furniture." -- John Jeremiah Sullivan
"Merton's masterpiece." -- Sue Monk Kidd
"He is an artist, a Zen." -- Thich Nhat Han
Book Information
ISBN 9780811217248
Author Thomas Merton
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publisher New Directions Publishing Corporation
Weight(grams) 289g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm * 23mm