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Why Kerouac Matters - by John Leland (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • Legions of youthful Americans have taken On the Road as a manifesto for rebellion and an inspiration to hit the road.
  • Author(s): John Leland
  • 224 Pages
  • Literary Criticism, American

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About the Book



The author of "Hip: The History" embarks on a wry, insightful, and playful discussion of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," arguing that the novel reverberates today because it lays out an alternative road map for growing up.



Book Synopsis



Legions of youthful Americans have taken On the Road as a manifesto for rebellion and an inspiration to hit the road. But there is much more to the book than that. In Why Kerouac Matters, John Leland embarks on a wry, insightful, and playful discussion of the novel, arguing that it still matters because it lays out an alternative road map to growing up. Along the way, Leland overturns many misconceptions about On the Road as he examines the lessons that Kerouac's alter ego, Sal Paradise, absorbs and dispenses on his novelistic journey to manhood, and how those lessons-about work and money, love and sex, art and holiness - still reverberate today.



Review Quotes




?No one has written better and more intelligently about Kerouac.?
?David Gates, "Newsweek"

? An entertaining and insightful book . . . over and over Leland showed me something new, and just as important, something fun.?
?"The American Book Review"



No one has written better and more intelligently about Kerouac.
David Gates, "Newsweek"
An entertaining and insightful book . . . over and over Leland showed me something new, and just as important, something fun.
"The American Book Review"

aNo one has written better and more intelligently about Kerouac.a
aDavid Gates, "Newsweek"
a An entertaining and insightful book . . . over and over Leland showed me something new, and just as important, something fun.a
a"The American Book Review"
Dimensions (Overall): 7.72 Inches (H) x 5.08 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .38 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: Penguin Books
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: John Leland
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2008
TCIN: 91748191
UPC: 9780143114376
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-7403
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.6 inches length x 5.08 inches width x 7.72 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.38 pounds
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