Dharma Bums: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) is a Beat Generation classic that continues to shape how readers think about art, meaning, and the world around them. Written by Jack Kerouac, it invites you into a voice and vision that feel both of their time and startlingly present. Page by page, it asks enduring questions and rewards close attention with resonant, memorable insight. 

Why We Picked It

Because it captures the restless searching of a generation caught between rebellion and revelation. Kerouac’s wandering prose hums with the rhythm of mountains, trains, and talk of enlightenment. It’s a book that still speaks to anyone seeking meaning beyond the map.

Details

• Author: Jack Kerouac
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: November 1, 2006
• ISBN: 9780143039600
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