num_pages: 192
description: Two ebullient young men search for Truth the Zen way: from marathon wine-drinking bouts, poetry jam sessions, and "yabyum" in San Francisco's Bohemia to solitude in the high Sierras and a vigil atop Desolation Peak in Washington State. Published just a year after "On the Road" put the Beat Generation on the map, "The Dharma Bums" is sparked by Kerouac's expansiveness, humor, and a contagious zest for life.
language: English
title: The Dharma Bums
titlecomplete: The Dharma Bums
characters: Japhy Ryder, Ray Smith
genres: Fiction, American, Adventure, Buddhism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Literature, Classics, Novels, Travel
ratings_count: 92750
places: Oregon, South Carolina, San Francisco, California, Los Angeles, California
series: Duluoz Legend
publisher: Lightyear Pr