The Dharma Bums
by Jack Kerouac
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Author: Jack KerouacEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1976-05-27
ISBN: 0140042520
Number of pages: 244
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Hobos try out buddhism
Summary: 2 Stars
The hero of the story is an itinerant poet, philosopher and self-proclaimed 'dharma bum'. Dharma is the teaching of the Buddha, which our hero at one hand tries to aspire to but fails miserably. The consumption of alcohol, for example, is precluded in the Buddhist 5 precepts.Ray Smith consumes alcohol in excess. Kerouacs short novel tries to sum up the zeitgeist of the hackneyed 'lost generation' and the rebellion against middle class consumerism and mores, but doesn't seem to get to the point. An interesting read from the point of view of social history. If you want to learn about Buddhism read anything by John Snelling.
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