On the Road is a Beat Generation road novel that continues to shape how readers think about art, meaning, and the world around them. Written by Jack Kerouac, it invites you into a voice and vision that feel both of their time and startlingly present. Page by page, it asks enduring questions and rewards close attention with resonant, memorable insight. 

Why We Picked It

Because it captures the pulse of a restless generation chasing freedom across open highways. Kerouac’s wild lyricism still hums with youthful urgency and longing.

Details

• Author: Jack Kerouac
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: December 28, 1976
• ISBN: 9780140042597
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