num_pages: 304
description: Sal Paradise, young and innocent, joins the slightly crazed Dean Moriarty on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the american dream. A brilliant blend of fiction and autobiography, Jack Kerouac's exhilarating novel defined the new 'beat' generation. It had tremendous impact on both sides of the Atlantic and made him famous overnight.
language: English
title: On the Road
titlecomplete: On the Road
genres: 20th Century, American, Travel, Novels, Literature, Classics, The United States Of America, Adventure, Fiction, Modern Classics
ratings_count: 400838
places: Los Angeles, California, New Orleans, Louisiana, Denver, Colorado, San Francisco, California, New York City, New York
series: Duluoz Legend
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album
publisher: Penguin Books