Why Kerouac matters the lessons of On the road (they're not what you think) Hardback - 2008
by John Leland
The author of Hip: The History reveals the lessons of the original hipster bible, On the Road
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 novel 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 at its core it is a book that is full of lessons about how to grow up. Leland's focus is on Sal Paradise, the Kerouac alter ego, who has always been overshadowed by his fictional running buddy Dean Moriarty. Leland examines the lessons that 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. He shows how On the Road is a primer for male friendship and the cultivation of traditional family values, and contends that the stereotype of the two wild and crazy guys obscures the novel's core themes of the search for atonement, redemption, and divine revelation. Why Kerouac Matters offers a new take on Kerouac's famous novel, overturning many misconceptions about it and making clear the themes Kerouac was trying to impart.
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- Title Why Kerouac matters the lessons of On the road (they're not what you think)
- Author John Leland
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 224
- Language EN
- Publisher Viking, New York, NY
- Date 2008
- ISBN 9780670063253
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