{"product_id":"9780140042528","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":"Jack Kerouac","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45893314117844,"sku":"9780140042528","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d8881112-b025-4b32-8503-9e94d6e0a12a.jpg?v=1732384599","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780140042528","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}