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Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac's (1922-1969) "On the Road" was published in 1957, six years after its completion. It went on to become a bestseller and is considered the quintessential statement of the 1950's literary movement known as the Beat Generation. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Kerouac did stints at Columbia University, in the Navy and in the Merchant Marine before meeting Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and Neal Cassady, who would influence the rest of his life and his writing. Kerouac died in St....See more

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On the Road

Why The Sixties Happened

by Carl S, Sep 29, 2011

A few years ago, 50 years after its initial publication, and 35 years since I had read it for the first time myself, I loaned my battered paperback copy of 'On The Road' to a young friend of mine who ... read more
On the Road: The Original Scroll

Good read - better than Catcher

by mikeelikes, Nov 30, 2010

Was a very good read. I read both this unedited version and the released original and find the refined version a little better. Neither rates an excellent because they are just a bit too choppy in ... read more
Visions of Gerard

poetic and poignant

by jenniolsonsf, Apr 28, 2007

Kerouac's poetically crafted evocation of his childhood in Lowell, Massachusetts is a poignant story full of inventive and emotional writing. I enjoyed this even more than On The Road. read more

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