On the Road
1957 novel by Jack Kerouac
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Summary
On the Road is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,197 views/month, #219 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Jack Kerouac[3]
- Award received: Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4], 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[5]
- Publisher: Viking Press[6]
- Movement: Beat Generation[7]
- Genre: roman à clef[8], road fiction[9]
- Follows: The Town and the City[10]
- Followed by: The Subterraneans[11]
- Commons category: On the Road (novel)[12]
- Language of work or name: English[13]
- Country of origin: United States[14]
- Inception: April 1951[15]
- Publication date: September 5, 1957[16]
- Has edition or translation: On the Road[17], Q133257951[18]
- Narrative location: New York City[19], San Francisco[20], United States[21], Denver[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:On the Road[23]
- Main subject: Beat Generation[24], counterculture[25]
- Title: On the Road[26], オン・ザ・ロード[27]
- Different from: W drodze[28]
- Narrator: Sal Paradise[29]
- Derivative work: On the Road[30]
- Form of creative work: novel[31]
- P14541: 3wIAUc[32]
Product Details
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Why It Matters
On the Road has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
FAQs
What awards did On the Road receive?
Honors received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4] and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[5].