The Dharma Bums -- Jack Kerouac

<b>Jack Kerouac's classic novel about friendship, the search for meaning, and the allure of nature <p/></b>First published in 1958, a year after<i> On the Road</i> put the Beat Generation on the map, <i>The Dharma Bums </i>stands as one of Jack Kerouac's most powerful and influential novels. The story focuses on two ebullient young Americans--mountaineer, poet, and Zen Buddhist Japhy Ryder, and Ray Smith, a zestful, innocent writer--whose quest for Truth leads them on a heroic odyssey, from marathon parties and poetry jam sessions in San Francisco's Bohemia to solitude and mountain climbing in the High Sierras.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Jack Kerouac<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Books<br><b>Published:</b> 05/27/1971<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.40lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.77h x 5.06w x 0.52d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780140042528<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Jack Kerouac(1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are <b>On the Road</b>, <b>The Dharma Bums</b>, <b>Big Sur</b>, and <b>Visions of Cody</b>.</p>