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On the Road

293 pages · 1999 · Rating 3.8

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Inspired by Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road tells the story of two best friends whose journey across America is a quest for meaning and true experience. Written with a mix of naiveté and wild ambition, this book tells of Kerouac's love for his country, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz. On the Road is a quintessential American vision of freedom and hope. It changed American literature forever.

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