On the Road
A novel chronicling the cross-country travels of Sal Paradise and his free-spirited friend Dean Moriarty. Written in a spontaneous, jazz-inspired prose style, it captures the restless energy of the Beat Generation and a search for meaning in postwar America.
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Ranked #132 of 1942 · 310 pages · Published 1957
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Book data: ISBN 9780060755331. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.