{"product_id":"on-the-road-paperback","title":"On the Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic novel of freedom and the search for authenticity that defined a generation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeptember 5th, 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of two friends whose cross-country road trips are a quest for meaning and true experience. Written with a mixture of sad-eyed naivet  and wild ambition and imbued with Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz, \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e is the quintessential American vision of freedom and hope, a book that changed American literature and changed anyone who has ever picked it up.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Kerouac(1922-1969), 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 \u003cb\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBig Sur\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eVisions of Cody\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 1976\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762765201696,"sku":"9780140042597","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e8c678c11faaffe37f266455485acfcc.webp?v=1780225587","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-the-road-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}