The American Bodhisattva

A short, fun, literary novel developed loosely around a Buddhistic conception of existence. Introducing Michael and Mr. De Montara, the latest characters to emerge in the lineage of Quijote & Sancho, Mr. Pickwick & Sam, Ignatius Reilly (O'Toole), and Don Juan Matus (Castaneda). Expounding and storytelling from the stage, De Montara rails caustically upon the decadent culture in the U.S. and the modern world in general, while Michael litters the text with citations from the Eastern religious canon. Includes the famous treatise on 'portrait taking'(and several examples); De Montara's recital of 'the browns'(see preview); instruction for learning a language in one day, flying, disappearing, shape-shifting, prescience (see preview) immortality, etc.; and the solutions to all of life's problems. Original, surreal, poetic prose for those who enjoy Borges, Calvino, Laurence Sterne, and the idealistic revelry of the characters mentioned above.