On the Road (Unabridged)
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4.0 • 30 Ratings
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- £11.99
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- £11.99
Publisher Description
Sal Paradise, a young innocent, joins his hero Dean Moriarty, a traveller and mystic, the living epitome of beat, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American dream.
A brilliant blend of fiction and autobiography, Jack Kerouac's exhilarating novel swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and autobiographical passion. One of the most influential and important novels of the 20th century, On the Road is the book that launched the beat generation and remains the bible of that literary movement.
Customer Reviews
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Outstanding, had not read this in twenty years, and to have it read back to me by Matt Dylan on top form was a real pleasure. Dylan's rendition of Old Bull Lee has to take the prize, he sounded just like Burroughs, his on screen partner of Drugstore Cowboy days.
I can't recommend this enough, if you've never read the book listen now, if you have, listen now, otherwise you'll be "fluctuating in the lack of true knowledge"!
A favourite
I’ve listened to this book 3 times and I love it more every time. It’s a true classic and written so well and performed perfectly
On the road
Excellent