Jack Kerouac
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Written in late 1942, the novel was inspired by Jack Kerouac's experiences of life at sea, after working the summer as a merchant marine. This volume also includes fragments of early stories and letters and commentary illuminating his development as a writer.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Pub. Date
2018
Description
'The Dharma Bums' is the story of a group of men engaged in a passionate search for dharma or truth. Their search takes them to the High Sierras to seek the lesson of solitude. In the end the wild life in San Francisco proves too attractive for them.