Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think)

Legions of youthful Americans have taken On the Road as a manifesto for rebellion and an inspiration...
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SKU: 9780143114376
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Author: John Leland
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Language: English
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Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think) by Leland, John

Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think)

$66.26

Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think)

$66.26
Author: John Leland
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Legions of youthful Americans have taken On the Road as a manifesto for rebellion and an inspiration to hit the road. But there is much more to the book than that. In Why Kerouac Matters, John Leland embarks on a wry, insightful, and playful discussion of the novel, arguing that it still matters because it lays out an alternative road map to growing up. Along the way, Leland overturns many misconceptions about On the Road as he examines the lessons that Kerouac's alter ego, Sal Paradise, absorbs and dispenses on his novelistic journey to manhood, and how those lessons-about work and money, love and sex, art and holiness - still reverberate today.

Author: John Leland
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.08w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780143114376
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 10/12/2008 pg. 32

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