Some of the Dharma

<b>Written during a critical period of his life this volume details the spiritual underpinnings of Jack Kerouac's work--not only [his] most intimate effort but among his most vibrant recording the pattern of his thoughts in a way that . . . brings them powerfully inconvertibly to life (<i>Newsday</i>).</b><br><b> </b><br><b>Kerouac's work represents the most extensive experiment in language and literary form undertaken by an American writer of his generation.--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><b><br></b>While his masterpiece <i>On the Road</i> languished on the desks of unresponsive editors Kerouac turned to Buddhism and in 1953 began writing reading notes on the subject intended for his friend Allen Ginsberg. As his Buddhist study and meditation practice intensified what had begun as notes evolved into a vast all-encompassing work of nonfiction into which he poured his life incorporating poems haiku prayers journal entries fragments of letters ideas about writing sketches and more. The 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 his books is recreated in this typeset facsimile. <p/>Passionate playful ecstatic filled with humor insight beautiful language sorrow and struggle <i>Some of the Dharma</i> is a far-ranging and extremely revealing work.