The Dharma bums

The Dharma bums

Jack Kerouac, 1922-1969

Book - 1990

"Kerouac living his dream as a Zen Lunatic and rucksack wanderer on the fabled golden shores of West Coast America" Ann Charters from the bookjacket.

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Subjects
Beats (Persons) > Fiction.
Beats (Persons)
Humorous stories.
Fiction.
Genres
Humorous stories
Fiction
Published
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books [1990?], ©1958.
Language
English
Main Author
Jack Kerouac, 1922-1969 (-)
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"First published in the United States of America by the Viking Press, 1958"--Title page verso.
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244 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN
9780140042528
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Review by Library Journal Review

Kerouac followed up the 1957 smash On the Road with this novel. Though not as successful as Road, Bums introduced Buddhism and its ideas to the Beats, many of whom began following its traditions. This edition sports Ann Douglas's intro to the 2006 Penguin Classics paperback. Viking also is releasing a hardback of Jack's Wake Up: A Life of Buddha (see below).--Mike Rogers, LJ/LJX (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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