Dharma Bums

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novel semi-autobiographical novel

Dharma Bums is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac that follows two friends on spiritual and physical journeys across the American West, and is considered one of the defining works of the Beat Generation.

Aliases (1)

The Dharma Bums ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	novel → semi-autobiographical novel →
author	Jack Kerouac →
basedOn	Gary Snyder → Jack Kerouac →
characterBasedOn	Gary Snyder →
containsMotif	hitchhiking → mountain climbing → poetry → travel →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
describedAs	defining work of the Beat Generation →
firstEditionFormat	hardcover →
follows	On the Road →
genre	Beat literature → autobiographical fiction → novel →
hasForm	prose →
hasInfluenceOn	counterculture of the 1960s →
literaryMovement	Beat Generation →
mainCharacter	Japhy Ryder → Ray Smith →
mediaType	print →
movementInfluenced	Beat Generation →
narrativePerspective	first-person →
notableFor	depiction of Zen practice in America → portrayal of Beat Generation lifestyles →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	Duluoz Legend →
protagonistBasedOn	Jack Kerouac →
publicationYear	1958 →
publisher	Viking Press →
relatedWork	Desolation Angels → On the Road → The Subterraneans →
setInPeriod	1950s →
setting	American West → California → San Francisco Bay Area → Sierra Nevada →
theme	Buddhism → Zen Buddhism → friendship → nature → nonconformity → search for meaning → spiritual quest →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beat Generation →	hasNotableWork
Jack Kerouac ("The Dharma Bums") →	notableWork