A Guru Is Born by Takeshi Kitano (.ePUB)
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A Guru Is Born by Takeshi Kitano
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Overview: The original novel on which the cult film Many Happy Returns is based—A Guru Is Born explores philosophy and religion and how it impacts modern life. After losing his job and his girlfriend, Kazuo is desperate to look for a new beginning. While bumming around, he is handed a pamphlet announcing the arrival of a Guru. Despite being convinced the faith healer is a con, he decides to attend the event and is surprised to find himself a quick convert after witnessing one of the Guru’s “miracles.”
As a new member of this religious sect, he soon discovers his intuition was correct—it was all a scam. After begging to join the cult, Kazuo quickly moves up the ladder from pamphlet distributor to pathetic cripple in the Guru’s public performances. And before he knows it, the young man may have found his calling as he ascends to the cult’s leader. But then his eyes opened to the fact that behind the order’s pious façade lies towering egos, financial trickery, betrayal, backstabbing and seduction.
Takeshi “Beat” Kitano is one of the most widely recognized Japanese filmmakers to date, and can be largely credited for the popularity of yakuza (Japanese gangster) fiction and film. In A Guru is Born, Beat returns to his comedic origins as, through this dark comedy, he focuses his attention on the economic power of religious organizations.
Genre: Fiction > General Fiction/Classics
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