The Dharma Bums & Vanity of Duluoz by Jack Kerouac both paperbacks in good used condition "The Dharma Bums follows Ray Smith and Japhy Ryder as they pursue spiritual insight through Zen Buddhism, poetry, friendship, hiking, and mountain climbing. Vanity of Duluoz, subtitled An Adventurous Education, is a semi-autobiographical novel about Kerouac’s formative years, from his youth in New England and studies at Columbia University to his naval service during World War II and his eventual involvement in the Beat movement. Together, the novels explore the search for meaning, the tension between conventional expectations and personal freedom, and Kerouac’s evolving understanding of himself as a writer." #paperback #gift #writing #book #literature