On the Road
Jack Kerouac
Evaluation Score
[ ] VALUE:4.0
Bibliographic Data
STATUS: FINISHED| Pages Count | 309 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | UNKNOWN |
| Pub Date | 1957-01-01 |
| Date Archived | July 1, 2015 |
| Registry ID | N/A |
Summary
Described as everything from a "last gasp" of romantic fiction to a founding text of the Beat Generation movement, this story amounts to a nonfiction novel (as critics were later to describe some works). Unpublished writer buddies wander from coast to coast in search of whatever they find, eager for experience. Kerouac's spokesman is Sal Paradise (himself) and real-life friend Neal Casady appears as Dean Moriarty.