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Beat writers climb mountains and search for enlightenment
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What it is about
Ray Smith meets Japhy Ryder, a poet and a mountain climber who studies Zen Buddhism. They travel together across California and the Pacific Northwest. The novel is based on Kerouac’s real friends.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who liked On the Road.
What you will get
Published after On the Road.
The Dharma Bums Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Beat Generation · Buddhism · Hiking
Length
244 pages · ≈ 7 h
More about this book
Characters
Ray Smith and Japhy Ryder.
Setting
California and the Cascades.
What makes it different
A Beat novel about the outdoors and Buddhism.
Feel
Free, spiritual and loose.
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