On The Road

Author: Jack Kerouac

Stock information

General Fields

  • : 22.99 AUD
  • : 9780141182674
  • : penguin
  • : penguin
  • :
  • : 0.24
  • : May 2007
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 18mm
  • :
  • : 22.99
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jack Kerouac
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 320
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
Barcode 9780141182674
9780141182674

Description

"On the Road" chronicles Jack Kerouac's years traveling the North American continent with his friend Neal Cassady, "a sideburned hero of the snowy West." As "Sal Paradise" and "Dean Moriarty," the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz combine to make "On the Road" an inspirational work of lasting importance. Kerouac s classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be Beat and has inspired every generation since its initial publication more than fifty years ago."

Awards

Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.

Reviews

The name Jack Kerouac is synonymous with cool, beatnik vibes and this novel is his masterpiece. Jack and his friend Neal, "Sal" and "Dean" in the book, take the ultimate US road trip that leads them to interesting encounters, all written in a loose freestyle form of writing. Stunningly of its time yet timeless, this is an atmospheric poetic ride - Elisa, Book Grocer