Product Description

The author of Writing Down the Bones recounts her journey awakening from the profound sleep of a suburban childhood, describing her fifteen years as a student of Zen Buddhism, her writing, and resistance to change. Reprint.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #101789 in Books
• Published on: 1994-02-01
• Released on: 1994-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Goldberg's effective, unadorned account of her own development and transformation through the practice of writing and the study of Zen Buddhism.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Goldberg's two previous books, Writing Down the Bones (Shambala, 1986) and Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life ( LJ 10/1/90), offered practical advice on how to be a writer and gave a clear description of how the process of writing, approached as a spiritual exercise, can be a means to gaining insight into the order of things. Her new book is an autobiographical work in which she describes, in beautiful and simple prose, how she came to this discovery and particularly how her time with the Zen master Katagiri Koshi influenced her life and work. Many writers are indebted to her for pointing the way for them to open their hearts in their writing. In this book Goldberg opens her heart to us. Recommended for all types of collections.
- Mark Woodhouse, Elmira Coll. Lib., N.Y.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Utterly Artless
Long Quiet Highway is an enormous disappointment. N. Goldberg became so absorbed in the idea of writing for the sake of writing that she no longer cared if she could write _well_. It seems to me that if you're going to declare yourself a writer, you should at least take the time to edit and make sure your prose is worth publishing. It's almost as if she went to a cafe and doodled in her diary for a few months and then typed up her daily musings without even a glance back at what she'd written. If you're reading this book simply to understand how one woman applied her search for peace through the practice of Zen, then you'll probably find it a useful read. But if you have any desire to read something remotely well-written, this is not the book for you.

Kindred Soul of another writer
Doing my search for my thesis on Women's memoir writing, I came across this fantastic memoir. I was not able to put it down because I felt a kindred spirit along on this journey. As a writer and writing professor, I was enlightened and energized by the stillness Goldberg found through her writing practice. I would encourage seekers of Zen and writers looking to further their creative vision alike, to immerse themselves in this Journey.

Another bullseye for Natalie Goldberg
This book documents Natalie's journey with Zen & writing. It is honest and straight forward. There are many valueable lessons to be learned from this book. It deals with life, death, divorce, personal growth & empowerment. This book is a discourse with life in simple clarity. As others have said this is a book you will read more than once.