On The Road

Described as everything from a "last gasp" of romantic fiction to a founding text of the Beat Generation movement, this story amounts to a nonfiction novel (as critics were later to describe some works). Unpublished writer buddies wander from coast to coast in search of whatever they find, eager for experience. Kerouac's spokesman is Sal Paradise (himself) and real-life friend Neal Casady appears as Dean Moriarty.

Year

1996

Language

English

Publisher

Viking Adult

Editions

124

Reader rating

3.5 / 5 (92)

Pages

320

ISBN

9780670063260

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