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The classic novel of freedom and the search for authenticity that defined a generation
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
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 fifty years ago. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction by Ann Charters.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Editions of On the Road
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780142437254
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140185218
- EBook
- ISBN 9780735254237
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780140860368
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781598877052
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781984843869
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780593862933
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The classic novel of freedom and the search for authenticity that defined a generation
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
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 fifty years ago. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction by Ann Charters.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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What is On the Road about?
The classic novel of freedom and the search for authenticity that defined a generation
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
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 fifty years ago. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction by Ann Charters.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in On the Road?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book On the Road?
Jack Kerouac
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
On the Road is available as paperback(ISBN 9780142437254) and paperback(ISBN 9780140185218) and ebook(ISBN 9780735254237) and audiobook(ISBN 9780140860368) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781598877052) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781984843869) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593862933)
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