On the Road

1957 novel by Jack Kerouac

On the Road is a 1957 novel by American author Jack Kerouac, inspired by his travels across the United States. It is widely regarded as a defining work of the postwar Beat Generation, following a group of friends living for the moment against a backdrop of jazz, poetry, and rebellion. The novel is a roman à clef, featuring characters based on central figures of the Beat movement.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA. More on occurri.