On the road
By: Jack Kerouac
Edition: 50th anniversary ed
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9780670063260
Subjects: Beat generation -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: This bible of the Beat Generation is a modern classic of the unforgettable exuberance, poignancy, and passion of the 1950s. It follows the counterculture escapades of members of the Beat generation as they seek pleasure and meaning while traveling coast to coast. As he travels across 1950s America, aspiring writer Sal Paradise chronicles his escapades with the charismatic Dean Moriarty. Sal admires Dean's passion for experiencing as much as possible of life and his wild flights of poetic fancy.