Books · novel · 1958

The Dharma Bums

Name: The Dharma Bums
Author: Jack Kerouac
ISBN: 9780140042528

Jack Kerouac, 1958

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Ted Lasso · S1 E1 · Ted Lasso · Plane

Ted's plane book: The Dharma Bums

Kerouac's follow-up to On the Road, about two friends chasing Zen Buddhism up mountains. The Japhy Ryder character is based on the poet Gary Snyder. Ted came to England for a fresh start, and he packed a manual for walking away from everything.

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