{"product_id":"on-the-road-9780142437254","title":"On the Road","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic novel of freedom and the search for authenticity that defined a generation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Jack Kerouac's years traveling the North American continent with his friend Neal Cassady, a sideburned hero of the snowy West. As Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz combine to make \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e an inspirational work of lasting importance. Kerouac's classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be \"Beat\" and has inspired every generation since its initial publication more than fifty years ago. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction by Ann Charters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-182395\"\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142437254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0142437255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac (1922-1969)\u003c\/b\u003e, the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Sur\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVisions of Cody\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Charters\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of American Literature at the University of Connecticut. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Sixties Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Jack Kerouac\u003c\/i\u003e, two volumes of Jack Kerouac's \u003ci\u003eSelected Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBeat Down to Your Soul\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at the University of Connecticut.","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708334903533,"sku":"9780142437254","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_6092e110-5a0a-4dce-a44b-1d99ffdedd71.jpg?v=1650088969","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/on-the-road-9780142437254","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}