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“Non avevo niente da offrire a nessuno tranne la mia confusione.”

Quote by Jack Kerouac

Book:On the Road

Work

Considered a cornerstone of the Beat Generation, this novel follows the adventures of a young man and his friends across the United States in a quest for meaning and experience. more

Author

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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Book:On the Road

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Source: On the Road

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