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| caption = First edition<br />
| author = [[Anne Donovan (author)|Anne Donovan]]<br />
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| country = Scotland<br />
| language = [[Scots language|Scots]], Glaswegian dialect<br />
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| publisher = [[Canongate Books|Canongate]]<br />
| pub_date = 2 January 2003<br />
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| media_type = [[Paperback]]<br />
| pages = 330<br />
| isbn = 1-84195-451-9<br />
| oclc= 53242388<br />
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'''''Buddha Da''''' (2003) is a [[novel in Scotland|novel by Scottish]] author [[Anne Donovan (author)|Anne Donovan]]. It was shortlisted for the 2003 [[Orange Prize]], and the 2003 [[Whitbread Book Award]] for a first novel.<br />
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==Plot summary==<br />
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The book takes a mostly light hearted look at what might happen when two vastly opposing worlds and ways of life come into contact with each other.<br />
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Following a chance meeting with a [[Buddhist monk]] in a [[Glasgow]] sandwich bar one lunchtime, painter and decorator Jimmy McKenna starts to develop an interest in [[Buddhism]] and begins to visit a [[meditation]] centre and go away for weekend retreats. The story is essentially about Jimmy's new found faith, and the reaction of his immediate family to this.<br />
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It is told from three points of view - those of Jimmy, his wife Liz, and their daughter Anne Marie - and follows the family as Jimmy's desire to lead a better and more meaningful life begins to have an effect on them all. To begin with, this proves to be to their detriment as Liz and Anne Marie cannot understand why Jimmy - who has previously been an [[atheist]] - would suddenly want to become a [[Buddhist]]. However, as the story unfolds, a series of events allow everyone to gain some insight into the choices Jimmy has made.<br />
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== References ==<br />
*{{cite book | title=Buddha Da | last=Donovan | first=Anne | publisher=Canongate Books | isbn=1-84195-451-9 | year=2003 }}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.barcelonareview.com/37/e_ad_int.htm Interview with Anne Donovan]<br />
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[[Category:2003 British novels]]<br />
[[Category:Scottish novels]]<br />
[[Category:Novels set in Glasgow]]<br />
[[Category:Canongate Books books]]<br />
[[Category:2003 in Scotland]]<br />
[[Category:Scots-language literature]]<br />
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