On the Road
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Penguin Publishing Group 1976
Lexile measure:
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Description
The classic novel of freedom and the search for authenticity that defined a generation
September 5th, 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of On the Road
Inspired by Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road tells the story of two friends whose cross-country road trips are a quest for meaning and true experience. Written with a mixture of sad-eyed naiveté and wild ambition and imbued with Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz, On the Road is the quintessential American vision of freedom and hope, a book that changed American literature and changed anyone who has ever picked it up.
September 5th, 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of On the Road
Inspired by Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road tells the story of two friends whose cross-country road trips are a quest for meaning and true experience. Written with a mixture of sad-eyed naiveté and wild ambition and imbued with Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz, On the Road is the quintessential American vision of freedom and hope, a book that changed American literature and changed anyone who has ever picked it up.
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Street Date:
12/28/1976
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781101127575
ASIN:
B002IPZFYQ
Lexile measure:
940
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APA Citation (style guide)
Jack Kerouac. (1976). On the Road. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Jack Kerouac. 1976. On the Road. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Jack Kerouac, On the Road. Penguin Publishing Group, 1976.
MLA Citation (style guide)Jack Kerouac. On the Road. Penguin Publishing Group, 1976.
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