Lawrence Shainberg

Writer Lawrence Shainberg. His new book, "Ambivalent Zen: A Memoir," (Pantheon) is about his years practicing Zen Buddhism, and centers on Shainberg's relationship with his Zen teacher, Kyudo Nakagawa Roshi. "Both master and student live on in this hilarious, provocative account of what being a student of Zen has been." writes Gretel Ehrlich in her review.

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