{"product_id":"9780140042528-the-dharma-bums","title":"The Dharma Bums","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the author of \"On The Road\" comes this story of two men enganged in a passionate search for Dharma or truth. Their major adventure is the pursuit of the Zen Way, which takes them climbing into the high sierras to seek the lesson of solitude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac’s classic novel about friendship, the search for meaning, and the allure of nature\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“In [\u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e] Kerouac’s heroes were sensation seekers; now they are seekers after truth . the novel often attains a beautiful dignity.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFirst published in 1958, a year after\u003ci\u003e On the Road\u003c\/i\u003e put the Beat Generation on the map, \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums \u003c\/i\u003estands as one of Jack Kerouac’s most powerful and influential novels. The story focuses on two ebullient young Americans—mountaineer, poet, and Zen Buddhist Japhy Ryder, and Ray Smith, a zestful, innocent writer—whose quest for Truth leads them on a heroic odyssey, from marathon parties and poetry jam sessions in San Francisco’s Bohemia to solitude and mountain climbing in the High Sierras.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56476655452534,"sku":"9780140042528","price":12.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33024926.jpg?v=1760716710","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140042528-the-dharma-bums","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}