description: The Dharma Bums was published one year after On the Road made Jack Kerouac a celebrity and a spokesperson for the Beat Generation. Sparked by his contagious zest for life, the novel relates the adventures of an ebullient group of Beatnik seekers in a freewheeling exploration of Buddhism and the search for Truth.
language: English
title: The Dharma Bums
titlecomplete: The Dharma Bums
characters: Japhy Ryder, Ray Smith
genres: Classics, American, Adventure, Philosophy, Travel, Buddhism, Spirituality, Novels, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 92742
places: San Francisco, California, South Carolina, Los Angeles, California, Oregon
series: Duluoz Legend
publisher: Signet