内容简介
THEDHARMABUMSappearedjustoneyearaftertheauthor'sexplosiveONTHEROADhadputtheBeatGenerationontheliterarymapandKerouaconthebest-sellerlist.Thesameexpansiveness,humourandcontagiouszestforlifethatsparkedtheearliernovelssparksthisonetoo,butthroughamorecohesivestory.Thebooksfollowtwoyoungmenengagedinapassionatesearchfordharmaortruth.TheirmajoradventureisthepursuitoftheZenway,whichtakesthemclimbingintothehighsierrastoseekthelessonofsolitude.
作者简介
JackKerouacwroteanumberofhugelyinfluentialandpopularnovels.HeisrememberedasoneofthekeyfiguresofthelegendaryBeatgeneration.Asmuchasanything,hecametorepresentaphilosophy,awayoflife.AnnDouglasisProfessorofComparativeLiteratureatColumbiaUniversity.Shehaspublishednumerousessays,articlesandbookreviewsonAmericancultureinpapersandperiodicalssuchasTheNewYorkTimes,TheNationandSlate,andintroductionsforLittleWomen,UncleTom'sCabinandTheSubterraneansamongothers.Prof.Douglasteachestwentieth-centuryAmericanliterature,film,music,andpolitics,withanemphasisontheColdWarera,African-Americanculture,andpost-colonialapproaches.Sheiscurrentlyatworkonabook,NoirNation:ColdWarU.S.Culture1945-1960.