Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 to John Budan
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.147.01 Author/Creator: Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 Place Written: Santa Monica, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 December 1980 Pagination: 2 p. 8.9 x 14 cm Order a Copy
Isherwood writes to John Budan to explain an excerpt from the Bhagavad-Gita, a Hindu religious book written in Sanskrit, which he helped translate into English. The excerpt means that life's only purpose is to find the knowledge that God exists.
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