{"product_id":"on-the-road-9780140042597","title":"On the Road","description":"\u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac's classic American novel of freedom and the search for originality that defined a generation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An authentic work of art.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, \u003ci\u003eOn the Road \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of two friends whose cross-country road trips are a quest for meaning and true experience. Written with a mixture of sad-eyed na?vet? and wild abandon and imbued with Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz, \u003ci\u003eOn the Road \u003c\/i\u003eis the quintessential American vision of freedom and hope--a book that changed American literature and changed anyone who has ever picked it up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Kerouac(1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are \u003cb\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBig Sur\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eVisions of Cody\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582986031378,"sku":"9780140042597","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_79247e63-9d16-4d0d-a757-46ecae9f0e7b.jpg?v=1732025303","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-the-road-9780140042597","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}