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Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet Reading

Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet read excerpts from their book entitled Killing the Buddha: a heretic’s Bible.  During a brief question and answer session, Manseau and Sharlet discuss their online magazine killingthebuddha.com, which had inspired their book.  They describe the format of Killing the Buddha, where the two authors contribute non-fiction “book of psalms” entries, and guest writers contribute fictional “books of scripture.”

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In: "Live from Prairie Lights" Audio Archive | Fiction | Nonfiction

Authors: Peter Manseau , Jeff Sharlet

Date Recorded: February 02, 2004

Works Read: "Psalm of Heartland, Kansas" and "Psalm of Geneva, Illinois" from Killing the Buddha: a heretic's Bible by Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet

Program: Live From Prairie Lights

Format: reading

Contributors: Introduction by host Julie Englander.

Topics: religion, travel, oral interviews

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