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On the Road is a 1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States. It is considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations, with its protagonists living life against a backdrop of jazz , poetry, and drug use.
On The Road (French: Sur la route) is a 2012 adventure drama film directed by Walter Salles.It is an adaptation of Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel On the Road and stars an ensemble cast featuring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Alice Braga, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Elisabeth Moss, Kirsten Dunst, and Viggo Mortensen.
In July 1957, Kerouac moved to a small house at 1418½ Clouser Avenue in the College Park section of Orlando, Florida, to await the release of On the Road. Weeks later, a review of the book by Gilbert Millstein appeared in The New York Times proclaiming Kerouac the voice of a new generation. [59] Kerouac was hailed as a major American writer.
On the Road (Lee Roy Parnell album), or the title song (see below), 1993; On the Road (Miss Kittin album), 2002; On the Road (The String Cheese Incident), a series of live recordings; On the Road (Traffic album), 1973; On the Road, a series of live albums by Camel, 1992–1997; On the Road, by Christy Moore, 2017
The novel's events take place from 1956-1957, and depict Kerouac's life after the events of The Dharma Bums, immediately before the publication of On The Road, through the character Jack Duluoz. [1] Throughout the novel, Kerouac's group of friends are referred to as "The Desolation Angels", regardless of how many people are present at any time.
Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir (1983) is a memoir by Joyce Johnson documenting her time with Jack Kerouac. [1] The book also tells the story of the women of the Beat Generation, the "minor characters" of its title.
Lonesome Traveler is a non-fiction collection of short essays and sketches by American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac, published in 1960.It is a compilation of Kerouac's journal entries about traveling the United States, Mexico, Morocco, the United Kingdom and France, and covers similar issues to his novels, such as relationships, various jobs, and the nature of his life on the road.
The Town and the City is a novel by Jack Kerouac, published by Harcourt Brace in 1950. This was the first major work published by Kerouac, who later became famous for his second novel On the Road (1957).