Synopsis
This counterculture classic reveals the escapades of members of the beat generation as they seek pleasure and meaning while traveling coast to coast
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Review
On The Road, the most famous of Jack Kerouac's works, is not only the soul of the Beat movement and literature, but one of the most important novels of the century. Like nearly all of Kerouac's writing, On The Road is thinly fictionalized autobiography, filled with a cast made of Kerouac's real life friends, lovers, and fellow travelers. Narrated by Sal Paradise, one of Kerouac's alter-egos, On the Road is a cross-country bohemian odyssey that not only influenced writing in the years since its 1957 publication but penetrated into the deepest levels of American thought and culture.
About the Author
JACK KEROUAC was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922. His first novel, The Town and the City, appeared in 1950, but it was On the Road, first published in 1957, that established his worldwide reputation as the chronicler of the Beat Generation. His later books include The Dharma Bums, The Subterraneans, and Desolation Angels. He died in 1969.
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On the Road (The Viking Critical Library)
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # T11Q-01930
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On the Road: Text and Criticism
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st thus. 605pp, small octavo, tight binding, clean throughout, clean wraps with mild wear to the cover, horizontal strip of wear across back cover, remainder mark. Seller Inventory # 160329
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3 books -- Jack's Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac. + MEMORY BABE. A CRITICAL BIOGRAPHY OF JACK KEROUAC. + On the Road, Text and Criticism,
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Penguin Books + UC Press + Penguin, 1979
ISBN 10: 0140155112
ISBN 13: 9780140155112
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 3 books -- Jack's Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac. Lawrence Lee, Barry Gifford. Published by Penguin Books, 1979. 339p. trade paperback, covers bumped/scuffed, binding tight, text clean/unmarked + MEMORY BABE. A CRITICAL BIOGRAPHY OF JACK KEROUAC. Gerald Nicosia. UC Press. 194p. trade paperback, covers bumped/scuffed, binding tight, text clean/unmarked + On the Road, Text and Criticism, Kerouac, Jack; ed. Donaldson, Scott, New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1979, 605p, trade pb, bumped/scuffed covers, text clean/tanning, solid binding--40.00 for all 3. Seller Inventory # ABE-1561072274562
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On the Road (The Viking Critical Library)
Seller: Invisible Books, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Softcover. Condition: Good. The Viking Critical Edition of On the Road - full text of the novel, plus almost 300 pages of critical material, including writing by Kerouac himself, Ted Berrigan & John Clellon Holmes. Internally the book is in very good condition, but the spine & edges of the cover are sunned, & the book has been exposed to damp at some time, resulting in faint staining to the edges of the spine & the lower edge of the page block: this does not affect the man page area. Altogether, this is a dowdy but serviceable copy, in stock & ready to post in the UK. Seller Inventory # 440
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