num_pages: 310
description: Few novels have had as profound an impact as On the Road, and Kerouac's vision continues to inspire: three generations of writers, musicians, artists, and poets cite their discovery of On the Road as the event that "set them free." On the Road chronicles Kerouac's years traveling the North American continent, from East Coast to West Coast to Mexico, 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.
language: English
title: On the Road
titlecomplete: On the Road
genres: 20th Century, Literature, American, Classics, Modern Classics, Novels, Adventure, Fiction, Travel, The United States Of America
ratings_count: 400831
places: New York City, New York, Los Angeles, California, New Orleans, Louisiana, San Francisco, California, Denver, Colorado
series: Duluoz Legend
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album
publisher: Penguin Classics