On the Road

Name: On the Road
Author: Jack Kerouac
ISBN: 9789896412166

by Jack Kerouac

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On the Road is a 1957 novel by American author Jack Kerouac, inspired by his travels across the United States. It is widely regarded as a defining work of the postwar Beat Generation, following a group of friends living for the moment against a backdrop of jazz, poetry, and rebellion.

First published 1957 Viking Press 310 pages

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Category: Literature
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 4
Editions known: 152

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DDC [Fic] LCC PS-3521.00000000.E735 O5 2005 American Autobiographical fictionAmerican fictionAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)American literatureAudio - Fiction - GeneralAudio Adult: Books On TapeAutobiographical fictionBeat generation

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ISBN 9789896412166 English Translated by Margarida Vale de Gato

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