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On the Road by Jack Kerouac, which is globally recognized as a representative work of the Beat Generation in America. It tells the story of Sal Paradise and his friends as they travel around America meeting new people, having new experiences and seeing the world, all to escape the conformity and normality of oppressive American society. The book was listed in the top 100 English-language novels of the 20th century thanks to its clear and truthful representation of postwar America. Kerouac's works explored spirituality, drugs and poverty and he soon became a celebrity and representative of the hippie movement until his death, which was caused by alcohol abuse.
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Jack Kerouac
American writer
Born in Lowell, Massachussetts in 1922Died in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1969Notable works:On the Road (1957), novelMexico City Blues (1959), poemDesolation Angels (1965), novelJack Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1922. Born to a modest family of French-speaking Canadians, Jean-Louis Kerouac (his birth name) became one of the greatest writers of the Beat generation, along with William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg.
His novels (The Dharma Bums, 1958; Lonesome Traveller, 1960; Big Sur, 1962) tell of his travels through the United States and criticize the American way of life. Poorly adapted to the stifling social conventions of his time, Kerouac sought his salvation in alcohol, drugs, spirituality (Buddhism) and travelling. A mentor of the American youth in the 1960s, Kerouac died in 1969 from problems related to his alcoholism.
On the Road
The tribulations of two non-conformists
Genre: autobiographical novelReference edition: Kerouac, J. (2003) On the Road. New York: Penguin Books.First edition: 1957Themes: travel, American society, freedom, marginality, escapeOn the Road (1957) tells of the tribulations of Dean Moriarty (Neal Cassady) and Sal Paradise (Kerouac himself), two young hedonistic contrarians, in puritan America of the late 1940s. Travelling the country by hitchhiking, by bus and by car, they embark on a blurred, hectic and existential quest that is sometimes mysterious.
This autobiographical novel, which was reworked several times before its publication, earned its author huge success and is considered one of the most representative works of the Beat generation.
Summary
The start of a long journey
Sal Paradise, a lively young college student and apprentice writer, who lives with his aunt in New Jersey, dreams of travelling. He meets a strange character coming from the West, Dean Moriarty. The two men roam the bars of New York philosophizing and plan on meeting again in Denver.
