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: Ray Smith, Japhy Ryder
genres: American, Philosophy, Buddhism, Novels, Travel, Literature, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, Spirituality
ratings_count: 92728
places: South Carolina, Oregon, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California
series: Duluoz Legend
publisher: Signet