{"product_id":"some-of-the-dharma-9780140287073","title":"Some of the Dharma","description":"\u003cb\u003eWritten during a critical period of his life, \u003ci\u003eSome of the Dharma \u003c\/i\u003eis a key volume for understanding Kerouac and the spiritual underpinnings of his work \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile his future masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, languished on the desks of unresponsive editors, Kerouac turned to Buddhist practice, and in 1953 began compiling reading notes on the subject intended for his friend Allen Ginsberg. As Kerouac's Buddhist meditation practice intensified, what had begun as notes evolved into a vast and all-encompassing work of nonfiction into which he poured his life, incorporating poems, haiku, prayers, journal entries, meditations, fragments of letters, ideas about writing, overheard conversations, sketches, blues, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe final manuscript, completed in 1956, was as visually complex as the writing: each page was unique, typed in patterns and interlocking shapes. The elaborate form that Kerouac so painstakingly gave the book on his manual typewriter is re-created in this typeset facsimile. Passionate and playful, filled with humor, insight, sorrow, and struggle, \u003ci\u003eSome of the Dharma \u003c\/i\u003eis one of Kerouac's most profound and original works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140287073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.91h x 8.52w x 1.19d","brand":"Jack Kerouac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505713807541,"sku":"9780140287073","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_467834f8-0dc6-4629-aa2b-0bd89fe26640.jpg?v=1705423265","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/some-of-the-dharma-9780140287073","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}