Book Details
Format
eBook
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
Aug 16, 2007
Publisher
Penguin Group
ISBN-10
1429550783
ISBN-13
9781429550789
Description
One of the best and most popular of Kerouac's autobiographical novels, The Dharma Bums is based on experiences the writer had during the mid-1950s while living in California, after he'd become interested in Buddhism's spiritual mode of understanding. One of the book's main characters, Japhy Ryder, is based on the real poet Gary Snyder, who was a close friend and whose interest in Buddhism influenced Kerouac.
Genres
Romance
Science Fiction
Thriller & Suspense
Action & Adventure
History
Humor
Poetry