On the Road

Jack KerouacNew American Library • ISBN-13 978‑0451152633

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On the Road

Jack KerouacNew American Library

ISBN-10: 4309463347 · ISBN-13: 978‑0451152633 · 1957 · 1st Edition

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Jack Kerouac’s definitive novel of the Beat Generation captures the restless spirit of post-war America through the cross-country journeys of Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty. Written in a spontaneous, rhythmic prose style, the narrative documents a search for meaning and authentic experience against the backdrop of jazz clubs, open highways, and the burgeoning counterculture of the 1950s.

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Publisher: New American Library
1st Edition1957
Pages: 320Language: English

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Author: Jack KerouacContributor: Jack Kerouac

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Inferred: American Autobiographical FictionInferred: American FictionInferred: Beat Generation In LiteratureInferred: BeatniksInferred: Beats (persons)Inferred: Beats (persons) In LiteratureInferred: Bohemianism

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Cornerstone of: Beat Generation

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