On the Road -- Jack Kerouac

<b>The classic novel of freedom and the search for authenticity that defined a generation<br></b><br><b>September 5th, 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of <i>On the Road</i></b> <p/>Inspired by Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, <i>On the Road</i> tells the story of two friends whose cross-country road trips are a quest for meaning and true experience. Written with a mixture of sad-eyed naivet and wild ambition and imbued with Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz, <i>On the Road</i> is the quintessential American vision of freedom and hope, a book that changed American literature and changed anyone who has ever picked it up.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Jack Kerouac<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Books<br><b>Published:</b> 12/28/1976<br><b>Pages:</b> 320<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.49lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.75h x 5.06w x 0.69d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780140042597<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Outside</i> 09/01/2007 pg. 40<br><i>People Weekly</i> 08/18/2008 pg. 50<br><i>Newsweek</i> 03/30/2009 pg. 14<br><i>Entertainment Weekly</i> 01/08/2016 pg. 105<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Jack Kerouac(1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are <b>On the Road</b>, <b>The Dharma Bums</b>, <b>Big Sur</b>, and <b>Visions of Cody</b>.</p