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On the Road (Penguin Orange Collection) by Kerouac, Jack

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ISBN
0140042598
Book Title
On the Road
Item Length
7.7in
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year
1976
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6in
Author
Jack Kerouac
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Classics, Literary, Coming of Age
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
7.6 Oz
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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The classic novel of freedom and the search for authenticity that defined a generation September 5th, 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of On the Road Inspired by Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road 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, On the Road is the quintessential American vision of freedom and hope, a book that changed American literature and changed anyone who has ever picked it up.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140042598
ISBN-13
9780140042597
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50089

Product Key Features

Book Title
On the Road
Author
Jack Kerouac
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Literary, Coming of Age
Publication Year
1976
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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Item Length
7.7in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
7.6 Oz

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Reviews
"Life is great, and few can put the zest and wonder and sadness and humor of it on paper more interestingly than Kerouac." - San Francisco Chronicle, "An authentic work of art . . . the most beautifully executed, the clearest and the most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as 'beat,' and whose principal avatar he is." --Gilbert Millstein,  The New York Times  " On the Road  has the kind of drive that blasts through to a large public. . . . What makes the novel really important, what gives it that drive is a genuine new, engaging and exciting prose style. . . . What keeps the book going is the power and beauty of the writing." --Kenneth Rexroth,  San Francisco Chronicle "One of the finest novels of recent years. . . a highly euphoric and intensely readable story about a group of wandering young hedonists who cross the country in endless search of kicks." --Leonard Feather,  Downbeat 
Lccn
57-009425
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20

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  • by zeldachu
    May 09, 2017Top critical review

    Great escape !

    The book has a unique style of course from such a great American author ! Steam of consciousness and just a creative way to express the young adult of the forgotten ages !

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: wills10

  • by tsnbhYnTRsK@Deleted
    Nov 06, 2009

    Kerouac's On The Road

    Probably THE Great American Novel. The "beat" generation is making a comeback with today's generation, so the idea of hitchhiking across the country and truly experiencing America (minus the tourist attractions) has been highly romanticized. The protagonist, Sal Paradise, is meant to represent the literary "every man". He's a struggling writer who has decided to take some time off and meet his friends in Denver. So he hitchhikes because he does not have money or a car. Along the way, he chronicles his misadventures in love, friendship, and basically the entirety of human nature. It was written using a stream of consciousness style that can make it difficult for some people. He tends to ramble somewhat, or rather, to backtrack. Some sections of ...

  • by suntreetraders
    Jan 14, 2009

    A REVIEW OF ONE THE ROAD, KEROUAC

    I keep waiting for something to actually "happen" in this book. The story reads like a diary. Sal leaves New Jersey - nearly broke most of the time - and makes his way to the West Coast of the United States either by train or bus or hitch hiking.........the characters he meets along the way are rather mundane, skid row types. He seems enchanted by many of them. The jobs he takes to earn a few bucks are also non descript. I am mid-way through the book and not sure if I care to finish it. It does get good reviews - at the time it was published.........but I find it quite simplistic and rather boring.

  • by sno578
    Nov 23, 2021

    On the road

    Ok came in badly beatup condition, story is interesting, but lags and jumps around a lot,trying to read all the classics.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: betterworldbooks

  • by 9nfqsonhtr2@deleted
    Sep 01, 2006

    On the Road

    I just finished reading the legendary novel "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac. It's his most famous piece of work and it's easy to see why. The book is an easy read compared to some of his later, more experimental work like The Subterraneans or Big Sur. The characters are vivid and go through a fair amount of development over the years the book takes place. If you wanna read Jack Kerouac, this is the place to start.

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