num_pages: 307
description: Essential Edition handsomely packaged with french flaps, rough fronts, high-quality paper, and a distinctive cover look,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 forty years ago.
language: English
title: On the Road
titlecomplete: On the Road
genres: Classics, American, Adventure, Travel, The United States Of America, Modern Classics, Novels, 20th Century, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 400845
places: New Orleans, Louisiana, Los Angeles, California, Denver, Colorado, New York City, New York, San Francisco, California
series: Duluoz Legend
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album
publisher: Viking