A Guide to Buddhist Fiction

A Guide to Buddhist Fiction 2011-11-01T15:03:36-07:00

The UU World online has a very nice article on Buddhist fiction.

A Guide to Buddhist Fiction: A guide to contemporary and classic Buddhist fiction.

By Kimberly French
Spring 2010 2.15.10


In my search for “Buddhist fiction,” I asked a wide sampling of American Buddhists—friends, teachers, UU ministers, writers, bloggers, even publishers—what they’d recommend, what they’d been reading. Each, somewhat apologetically, came up with only a few titles.

Nowhere did I find a bibliography, or a bookshelf labeled “Buddhist fiction” at a library or bookstore. That may well be because fiction with Buddhist authors, characters, and themes crosses so many already established genres. Clearly, such a list was needed. Here is my start.

For the rest of the story, go here… 


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