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The Dharma Bums

by Jack Kerouac · 2006 · 224 pages

Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Kurt Cobain

About This Book

A semi-autobiographical novel exploring the search for spiritual truth through Zen Buddhism and mountaineering in the High Sierras. The story follows two young men as they transition from the hedonistic parties of 1950s San Francisco to a life of solitude and nature. It serves as a foundational text of the Beat Generation's countercultural philosophy.

Genres

Psychology & BehaviorPhilosophyFiction & Literature

Topics

ConsciousnessCreativityMeditationResilienceStorytelling

Book Details

Published

2006

Pages

224

Language

en

ISBN

9780143039600

Series

Part 4 of The Duluoz Legend

Audiobook Available

7h 16m
Narrated by Ethan Hawke

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