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On the Road: The Original Scroll: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

A seminal work in the Beat Generation, this novel follows the road-trip adventures of Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, exploring themes of identity, alienation, and the American Dream. more

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Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac, born on March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts, was an influential American novelist. Known for his autobiographical novels and beat literature, his most famous work is 'On the Road'. Kerouac's writings had a profound impact on American culture in the 1960s. more

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