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Inspired by jack kerouacs adventures with neal cassady, on the road tells the story of two friends whose crosscountry road trips are a quest for meaning and true experience. Jack kerouac 1922 1969 was an american novelist, poet, artist and part of the beat generation. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. His most famous works include on the road, the dharma bums, and big sur, several of which have been adapted into films. Penguin classics deluxe edition ebook written by jack kerouac. Shortly after its publication, critics were at least quick to recognize what the book meant. Born in massachusetts in 1922, kerouac attended prep school in new y. On every page, the book is about how kerouac a young, white, middleclass, im supposed to like on the road, right.
Among his many novels are on the road, the dharma bums, big sur, and visions of cody. Henry millerone of the dozen books written by jack kerouac in the early and mid1950s, maggie cassidy was not published until 1959, after the appearance of on the road had made its author famous overnight, long out of print, this touching novel of adolescent love in a new england mill town, with its straightforward narrative structure, is. This was his laugh laughwhen he wasnt really laughing. A life of the buddha will be essential reading for the legions of jack kerouac fans and for anyone who is curious about the spiritual principles of one of the worlds great religions. The dharma bums is worth a read if you love on the road. September 5th, 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of on the road. Recently, i had a bit of a chat with a couple of guys who both said they liked it better than otr, which is a tad weird to me, but it is a good novel. Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post.
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