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Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki

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Book description

Shunryu Suzuki, author of the perennial classic Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, is lovingly remembered as one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century—whose legacy is felt in every facet of American Zen. This monumental biography of Suzuki, written and read by his student David Chadwick, weaves together a rich tapestry of stories and memories of Suzuki’s students, family, and friends. In this updated and revised audiobook edition, Chadwick also offers rare excerpts from archived recordings of Suzuki’s teachings in the great Zen master's own voice.

Running time: 20 hours, 45 minutes
David Chadwick

David Chadwick

Author Bio

DAVID CHADWICK began his Zen study under Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1966. Ordained as a Zen priest in 1971, he later wrote Suzuki's biography, Crooked Cucumber, as well as Thank You and OK!: An American Zen Failure in Japan. With a great deal of help, Chadwick is poo-bah of Cuke Archives, preserving the legacy of Shunryu Suzuki and those whose paths crossed his—and anything else that comes to mind. See cuke.com and shunryusuzuki.com for more vital info.

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Praise for the book

Los Angeles Time

“Suzuki left a lasting legacy as the man who introduced the spiritual discipline of Zen to the West . . . and Crooked Cucumber affords a wonderful opportunity to meet him.”

Publishers Weekly

“A generous glimpse of the humanity and message of one of the great spiritual teachers of the modern world.”

Peter Matthiessen

author of The Snow Leopard

“A moving and eloquent biography of that quiet man who was to become the most widely revered Zen teacher in this country. Conveying his spirit lovingly and well, it becomes in itself a wonderful manifestation of his gentle teachings.”

Robert Pirsig

author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

“It’s impossible to imagine a better book about Suzuki-roshi. Its precise picture of Suzuki’s values, hopes, and problems makes it a major primer of Zen itself.”
Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki

David Chadwick

Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki

$29.95 USD