num_pages: 192
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: 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: Signet