Record Number |
795327 |
ISBN |
9780141182674 (paperback) |
9780241552643 (hardback) |
Author |
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 author. |
Title |
On the road / Jack Kerouac ; introduction by Ann Charters. |
Publisher/Date |
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1991. |
©1955 |
Pagination etc. |
xxxiii, 310 pages ; 20 cm. |
Series |
Penguin modern classics |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxi]-xxxiii). |
Summary Note |
Follows the counterculture escapades of members of the Beat generation as they seek pleasure and meaning while traveling coast to coast. As he travels across 1950s America, aspiring writer Sal Paradise chronicles his escapades with the charismatic Dean Moriarty. Sal admires Dean's passion for experiencing as much as possible of life and his wild flights of poetic fancy. |
Subject - Name |
Kerouac, Jack, -- 1922-1969 -- Fiction |
Subject |
Beats (Persons) -- Fiction |
America -- Fiction |
Autobiographical fiction. |
Added Author |
Charters, Ann writer of introduction. |
Shelf Location |
F KERO |