Gift quality hardcover in black paper covered boards with sharp tips and spine ends w/small tidy remainder mark on foot of page block. Unclipped, original photo-illustrated dust wrapper has a barely perceptible crease on the inside flap, else as new, now in new mylar and displays beautifully. WHY KEROUAC MATTERS offers a new take on Kerouac's famous novel, overturning many misconceptions about it and making clear the themes Kerouac was trying to impart. Contrary to its rebel rep, 'On The Road' is not about being Peter Pan; it is about becoming an adult. 9780670063253.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Why Kerouac Matters The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think)

Publisher

Viking

Publication Date

2007

Language

English

ISBN 10

0670063258

ISBN 13

9780670063253

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Weight

12 ounces

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Synopsis

Legions of youthful Americans have taken On the Road as a manifesto for rebellion and an inspiration to hit the road. But there is much more to the book than that. In Why Kerouac Matters, John Leland embarks on a wry, insightful, and playful discussion of the novel, arguing that it still matters because it lays out an alternative road map to growing up. Along the way, Leland overturns many misconceptions about On the Road as he examines the lessons that Kerouac?s alter ego, Sal Paradise, absorbs and dispenses on his novelistic journey to manhood, and how those lessons?about work and money, love and sex, art and holiness? still reverberate today.

About the Author

John Leland is a reporter for The New York Times and former editor in chief of Details magazine. He is the author of Hip: The History.

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