On the Road - (Penguin Orange Collection) by Jack Kerouac (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The classic novel that epitomizes the "Beat Generation." Portrays a spontaneous and wandering way of life founded on jazz and drugs.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback</b><br> <b><br> September 5th, 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of <i>On the Road <p/></i><b>Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competition</b></b> <p/> For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin's iconic book design with twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover design, first created in 1935, while french flaps, high-quality paper, and striking cover illustrations provide the cutting-edge design treatment that is the signature of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions today. <p/><b><i>On the Road</i></b><br> <b> </b><br> Jack Kerouac's masterpiece of the Beat era was first published in 1957 and continues to provide a vital portrait of a generation adrift, as well as inspiration for travelers, dreamers, and artists in every generation that has followed.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>An authentic work of art . . . the most beautifully executed, the clearest and the most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as 'beat, ' and whose principal avatar he is.<br> <b>--Gilbert Millstein, <i>The New York Times <br></i></b><br> <i>On the Road</i> has the kind of drive that blasts through to a large public. . . . What makes the novel really important, what gives it that drive is a genuine new, engaging and exciting prose style. . . . What keeps the book going is the power and beauty of the writing.<br> <b>--Kenneth Rexroth, <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i></b> <p/> One of the finest novels of recent years. . . a highly euphoric and intensely readable story about a group of wandering young hedonists who cross the country in endless search of kicks.<br> <b>--Leonard Feather, <i>Downbeat </i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jack Kerouac </b>(1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He published his first novel, <i>The Town in the Country</i>, in 1950, but success and fame came in 1957 with <i>On the Road</i>. Among his many novels are <i>The Dharma Bums</i>, <i>Big Sur</i>, and <i>Visions of Cody</i>.
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