Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think) - Couverture souple

Leland, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0143114379 ISBN 13 : 9780143114376

Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 2008

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Leland is a reporter for The New York Times. He lives in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0143114379
• ISBN 13: 9780143114376
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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