THE DHARMA BUMS
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THE DHARMA BUMS
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One of the most influential novels by Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums stands as a defining literary expression of the Beat Generation and its spiritual and philosophical explorations.
Originally published in 1958, the novel follows a semi-autobiographical narrative centered on Kerouac’s alter ego Ray Smith and his friendship with Japhy Ryder, a character inspired by poet and Zen practitioner Gary Snyder.
Moving between the urban landscape of San Francisco and the remote wilderness of the American West, the story traces a search for meaning through poetry, Zen Buddhism, and a life of movement and simplicity.
Written in Kerouac’s spontaneous prose style, the book captures the rhythm of wandering mountain hikes, long road journeys, and late-night philosophical exchanges.
Blending Eastern spirituality with American countercultural ideals, The Dharma Bums helped introduce Zen philosophy to a broader Western audience and remains a cornerstone of twentieth-century literature.
Publisher: Signet Books
Year: 1972
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 17.78 × 12.7 cm
Condition: Very good condition. Light wear consistent with age; interior clean and well preserved.
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Intermission exists in the space between documentation and devotion an ongoing archive of cultural fragments that refuse to vanish. Each title within our portfolio is selected not for trend, but for tension: between what was meant to disappear and what insists on remaining.
We work with objects that speak quietly but persistently publications, recordings, and editions that define the undercurrents of art, sound, and design. Together they form a living record of marginal brilliance, a collection that privileges significance over scale.
Every Intermission title is handled as an artifact. We believe that preservation is an act of reverence one that begins the moment you open a cover or unspool a tape.
To experience a piece, do so slowly. Allow the air to touch the paper, let light fall softly over each page. Avoid excess pressure; handle edges rather than surfaces. Each mark, fold, or patina is part of its passage through time evidence of care rather than decay.
We encourage collectors to engage not only with the content, but with the gesture of preservation itself: a quiet commitment to memory.
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Every Intermission title is handled as an artifact. We believe that preservation is an act of reverence one that begins the moment you open a cover or unspool a tape.
To experience a piece, do so slowly. Allow the air to touch the paper, let light fall softly over each page. Avoid excess pressure; handle edges rather than surfaces. Each mark, fold, or patina is part of its passage through time evidence of care rather than decay.
We encourage collectors to engage not only with the content, but with the gesture of preservation itself: a quiet commitment to memory.
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