Dharma Wanderer
by Jack Kerouac
About This Novel
In 1957, "On the Road" was published, putting the "Beat Generation" on the literary map and making Kerouac one of the best-selling authors. Just a year later, Dharma Wanderer was published. Compared with its predecessor, this novel has the same openness, humor, and touching enthusiasm for life, but the story is more cohesive, telling the story of two young people's passionate search for Buddhism or truth. Their adventure centers on a quest for Zen, which ultimately leads them up the Sierra Nevada Mountains to realize the path of solitude. One of Kerouac's best and most popular autobiographical novels, "Dharma Wanderer" is based on his real-life experiences in the mid-1950s, when he became interested in Buddhist models of spiritual understanding. One of the main characters in the book, Jaffe Ryder, is based on the famous poet Gary Snyder.
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