On the Road'Amidst a whirlwind of sex, drugs and jazz, writer Sal Paradise and his hero 'the holy con-man with the shining mind', Dean Moriarty traverse the county in search of life and experience. The narrative races towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance poignancy and passion. Jack Kerouac's On the Road rocked the establishment with its seminal, stream-of-consciousness portrayal of 1950s underground America. On the Road, now recognised as a modern classic defined the Beat generation and inspired countless others.' -cover. |
