A STAR IN THE EAST: Krishnamurti—The Invention of a Messiah
Roland Vernon, A STAR IN THE EAST: Krishnamurti—The Invention of a . , $29.95 (336pp) ISBN 978-0-312-23825-4
Vernon, a professional writer educated at King's College, Cambridge, offers the most comprehensive Krishnamurti biography to date, promising "water-tight impartiality." He presents detailed accounts of the New Age teacher's life (1895–1986) and career in chronological order, using primary and secondary sources—scrupulously quoted—as well as unattributed interviews with students, friends and colleagues. However, Vernon's objectivity is a fairly unreflective one that often fails to systematically interpret and connect the details of Krishnamurti's life and career to important trends of his time. Vernon fails to recognize, for example, that Krishnamurti's story does not so much herald the arrival of Eastern mysticism
Reviewed on: 02/26/2001
Genre: Religion
Paperback - 336 pages - 978-0-9710786-8-0