{"product_id":"the-dharma-bums","title":"The Dharma Bums","description":"\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.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48003635806397,"sku":"BS-TC0-042528","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780140042528-HD.jpg?v=1786891193","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/the-dharma-bums","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}