The Dharma Bums - Deluxe Edition
A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition featuring cover art by Jason.
Published only in the US, but imported by the Design Museum on the basis of their outstanding design, The Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions have been selectied for Brit Insurance Designs Of The Year 2008 exhibition. Each book in this series is lavishly prestented, with cover designs by prominent illustrators, artists and designers.
The Dharma Bums was published one year after On the Road made Jack Kerouac a celebrity and a spokesperson for the Beat Generation. Sparked by his contagious zest for life, the novel relates the adventures of an ebullient group of Beatnik seekers in a freewheeling exploration of Buddhism and the search for Truth.
Ann Douglas - Introduction
Jason - Jacket Illustrator
Materials
Paperback
