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3 unusual facts about The Dharma Bums


Anna Gerasimova

Her most significant published translations include Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums (1994) and Big Sur (2002).

Bridgeport, California

Bridgeport plays a small role in the novel The Dharma Bums (1958) by Jack Kerouac; it is the place from where the main characters Ray Smith, Japhy Ryder and Henry Morley start their climb to the nearby Matterhorn Peak.

The Dharma Bums

One episode in the book features Smith, Ryder and Henry Morley (based on real-life friend John Montgomery) climbing Matterhorn Peak in California.



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